Hartford Fire Insurance v. Western Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal by defendant Western Fire Insurance Company and intervenor Manley Leasing Company, Inc., from judgments entered in favor of plaintiff Hartford Fire Insurance Company (1) on Hartford’s petition against Western in the amount of $18,420.46, and (2) on the claim against Hartford filed by Manley.

The facts are complex and by virtue of the issues raised on appeal they must be set forth in considerable detail.

Francis B. Freeman, d/b/a Freeman Construction Company, operated out of Archie, Missouri. Freeman, for at least two years…