Legal Opinion
Smith v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2009No. WD 68586, WD 68610PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
I. Intropuction
The case at bar is a class action suit by auto insurance policyholders for breach of contract against their insurance company. Nicholas Smith and Amy and Bryce Johnson, on behalf of themselves and a class of Missouri plaintiffs (collectively "Plaintiffs" or "Class"), appeal the trial court's grant of defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company's ("American Family") motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV"). The trial court conditionally denied American Family's motion for a new trial pursuant to Rule 72.01(c). American Family…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Avery v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
- Sirota v. Solitron Devices, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Hervey v. City of Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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