George Walsh Chevrolet, Inc. v. Dieters

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellants, George Walsh Chevrolet and Universal Underwriters, appeal entry of summary judgment in favor of respondents, Tom Dieters and American Standard Insurance of Wisconsin, in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. We affirm.

The facts before us are simple. March 18, 1989, was the day of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Rolla, Missouri. George Walsh Chevrolet provided a number of automobiles for use in the parade in exchange for the advertising value of having their cars on display to the spectators. Larry Hobbs, an employee of George Walsh…