Legal Opinion
Schubert v. Auto Owners Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2011No. 10-2761PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Auto Owners Insurance Company (“Auto Owners”) appeals the order granting summary judgment in favor of Carolyn Schubert and awarding her $124,500, the face value of the insurance policy sold to her by Auto Owners. Because Schubert owned a one-half interest in the dwelling covered by the policy, which was completely destroyed by fire, Auto Owners offered to pay her half of the policy value. Auto Owners cited a provision within the policy which limited recovery to “[no] more than the insurable interest the insured has in the covered property at the time of loss.” The district…
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- Horton v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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