Legal Opinion
Causey v. Medical Life Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 2000No. ED 76605PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.
Plaintiff, Earl W. Causey, appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Medical Life Insurance Co., in plaintiffs suit to recover life insurance proceeds as well as statutory penalties and attorneys’ fees for vexatious refusal to pay the claim. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
I. Facts
Plaintiffs wife, Stella Ann Causey (“Mrs.Causey”), was employed as a teacher by the Fort Zumwalt School District (“District”) during the 1994-1995 school year. As an active employee, Mrs. Causey qualified for $50,000 of life insurance provided by District…
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