Legal Opinion
Gear Automotive v. Acceptance Indemnity Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2013No. 12-2446PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
In this insurance coverage dispute, Gear Automotive, L.L.C., appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of its insurer, Wilshire Insurance Company. 2 We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts are undisputed. Robert Gear is the sole owner and member of Gear Automotive, L.L.C., 3 an automobile dealership. At its inception, Robert was also the manager and sole employee of Gear Automotive. In 2008, Gear Automotive hired an additional employee, Robert’s brother, Darrell Gear. Gear Automotive did not purchase workers’ compensation insurance for 2008.
On October…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Baker v. DePewSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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