Legal Opinion
Jerry J. Kerr v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Bellmon Adjustors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1997No. 96-2430PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Jerry J. Kerr insured his property against flood loss through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”). On May 7, 1993, Kerr’s property, located in Belton, Missouri, suffered flood damage. Kerr notified FEMA of the loss, and FEMA assigned Bellmon Adjustors, Inc. (“Bellmon”) to adjust Kerr’s claim. When FEMA denied Kerr’s claim, Kerr sued Bellmon under a negligence theory and asserted that Bellmon undertook an independent duty to sufficiently adjust Kerr’s claim and subsequently breached that duty when it failed to provide FEMA with the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Keith Gibb v. John Scott, Keith Gibb v. World Book, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- State Ex Rel. William Ranni Associates, Inc. v. HartenbachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- American Mortgage Investment Co. v. Hardin-Stockton Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Primary Care Investors, Seven, Inc. v. PHP Healthcare Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Buck v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by15 opinions
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