Legal Opinion
Hay v. Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 1977No. 10190PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TITUS, Judge.
Plaintiff sued Utica Mutual Insurance Company on a contract for temporary aircraft insurance to recover for the physical damage his Cessna airplane sustained in a landing accident. He also sought interest, damages for vexatious refusal to pay and attorney’s fees. § 375.420, V.A.M.S. Subsequent to a bench trial, plaintiff was awarded judgment in the aggregate sum of $5,366.34 and Utica appealed.
On October 27, 1972, plaintiff called insurance man Coonrod to obtain insurance on the just-purchased Cessna. Unable to supply aircraft insurance himself, Coonrod telephoned Fairfax…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Fohn v. Title Insurance Corp. of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Sherri v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Duckworth v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Baker v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- Miller v. Plains Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Frisella v. Reserve Life Insurance Co. of DallasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- Alea London Ltd. v. Bono-Soltysiak EnterprisesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- DeLisle v. Cape Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mears v. Columbia Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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