Kennon v. Citizens Mutual Insurance-Co.

KAROHL, District Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Edwin Kennon and cross-claimant-appellant Alice Kennon (formerly husband and wife) seek reversal of the trial court’s grant of defendant-respondent Citizens Mutual Insurance Company’s (“Citizens”) motion for summary judgment. While plaintiff filed his petition within the applicable one year statute of limitations, the court found that defendant Citizens was not served within the period of the statute of limitations or for a reasonable time thereafter. We reverse.

Appellants purchased a single insurance policy on their home from defendant Columbia…