R.L. Nichols Insurance Inc. v. Home Insurance Co.

R.L. Nichols Insurance, Inc., and R.L. Nichols and Jean Nichols, the sole shareholders, officers and members of the board of directors of R.L. Nichols Insurance, Inc., filed suit against The Home Insurance Company seeking actual and punitive damages for the alleged violation of § 375.035, RSMo 1986 1, by Home Insurance. The court sustained a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Home Insurance. On appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Nichols contended it had a private cause of action for the alleged violation of § 375.035. After opinion by the western district,…