Marcotte v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

MARTEN, District Judge.

The present action arose following the plaintiffs Janie and Bruce Marcotte’s' 1993 purchase of a Concordia, Kansas motel from the defendants Charlie and Elaine Bowers. At some point the Marcottes defaulted on the purchase arrangements, and on August 19, 1995, the parties contracted to terminate the prior agreement, and the Bowérses paid the Marcottes $6,000. On July 11, 1997, the Marcottes instituted the present action against the Bowerses, against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. and Garry Peterson (an insurer of the motel and its agent), and against…