Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. Calvin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 18, 2015No. 14-1606PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Gerry Calvin and his daughter Garrisha Calvin 1 lost their home to a fire in 2011. Their insurer, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Metropolitan”), denied their claim and sought a declaratory judgment to void the policy. Calvin counterclaimed, alleging, as relevant, breach of contract and bad faith on the part of Metropolitan. The district court denied Calvin’s motions for partial summary judgment and granted Metropolitan’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further consideration.
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In March 2006, Calvin’s…
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