Legal Opinion

Leventhal v. Trustmark Insurance Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 23, 2001No. ED 76751, ED 76934PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOONEY, Presiding Judge.

Trustmark Insurance Company (“Trust-mark”) appeals from the trial court’s August 25, 1999 Order granting Steven Lev-enthal’s (“Plaintiff’) motion to amend judgment and allowing a new trial, and from the underlying judgment awarding Plaintiff $13,750 pursuant to a major-medical insurance policy (“Policy”). According to Trustmark, the trial court erred in: (1) finding that Plaintiffs Policy was ambiguous; (2) wrongly applying the doctrine of contra proferentum and construing the Policy against Trustmark; (3) entering its August 25, 1999 Order granting Plaintiff a new…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Luethans v. Washington UniversitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  2. Taylor v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. Nixon v. Life Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Hempen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  5. Moore v. Commercial Union Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Alea London Ltd. v. Bono-Soltysiak EnterprisesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Holbert v. WhitakerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Corbett v. GersteinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002

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