Legal Opinion
DeShong v. Mid-States Adjustment, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1994No. WD 48344PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
This is an appeal taken from dismissal of a garnishment action for punitive damages by D. Alfred DeShong (DeShong) against St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company’s (St. Paul).
A brief overview of this case is in order. The respondent, St. Paul, was the insurer of an insurance adjusting company, against whom DeShong had a judgement. DeShong was treating a patient who suffered injuries in a bus accident who was suing the bus company. An adjuster for the company insuring the bus company emphatically told the patient to discontinue using DeShong’s services. She complied.…
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