Legal Opinion

Alton Brown Linda F. Brown v. Home Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1999No. 98-3380PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Alton Brown and his wife Linda F. Brown sued Home Insurance Company (Home) to recover under the uninsured motorist provisions of two insurance policies issued by it. The district court 1 granted summary judgment to Home, and the Browns appeal. They argue that the court erred in its choice of law analysis and in granting summary judgment on the merits of their claims for breach of contract, bad faith and vexatious refusal to pay, and loss of consortium. We affirm the judgment.

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Alton Brown, a resident of Tennessee, was injured in October 1993 when the tractor trailer he…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Leavitt v. Jane L.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. State v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Northwest Airlines, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Astraea Aviation Services, Inc., Doing Business as Dalfort Aviation, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. American Liberty Insurance Company v. RanzauTexas Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. Boardwalk Apartments, L.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  5. Western Forms, Incorporated v. Michael W. PickellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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