Legal Opinion
Allstate Indemnity Company v. Joseph Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2019No. 18-1948PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
On February 14, 2014, Joseph and Casey Dixon purchased a former resort hotel in West Plains, Missouri, for $120,000 with the intention of turning it into a bed and breakfast (B&B) and marriage retreat. The property contained a 15-bedroom, 12-bathroom structure. The structure was insured for $479,857 actual cash value-an amount far in excess of the $120,000 purchase price. On April 12, 2014, the property caught fire and burned to the ground in a little over an hour.
Allstate investigated the fire and concluded that it was set by or at the direction of Joseph Dixon.…
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