Legal Opinion
Burress v. Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1993No. 14A05-9305-CV-165PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Today we decide whether an insurance clause limiting a homeowner’s time to sue for denial of a claim for mine subsidence damage is enforceable. Appellant-plaintiff Betty Jean Burress challenges the trial court’s dismissal of her amended complaint against appellee-defendants Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group (Farmers), Standard Mutual Insurance Company (Standard), and Meridian Mutual Insurance Company (Meridian).
ISSUES
Burress raises two issues:
1. Is an insurance policy’s one-year limitation on filing suit enforceable?
2. Did the insurance companies waive the one-year…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gray v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- Interstate Auction, Inc. v. Central National Insurance, Group, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Health & Hospital Corp. v. Marion CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
- Schafer v. Buckeye Union InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
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