Legal Opinion
Gibbs v. National General Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1997No. 20886PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES EIFFERT, Special Judge.
On April 13, 1993, Merle Gibbs was employed as a policeman for the City of Bran-son West, Missouri. On that date, Gibbs arrested Mark Onan for driving while intoxicated. He placed Onan in the front seat of his patrol vehicle, a 1993 Crown Victoria. The patrol vehicle was owned by the City of Branson West Police Department. Gibbs then attempted to transport Onan to the Stone County, Missouri, jail. Onan rode as an unrestrained front seat passenger.
En route to the Stone County jail Onan reached over and grabbed the steering wheel of the patrol car. He turned the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Harrison v. MFA Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Brugioni v. Maryland Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Fort Zumwalt School District v. DickherberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Webb v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. HokansonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co v. HatfieldKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Harrison v. TomesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Sexton v. Omaha Property & Casualty Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2007
- North Pacific Insurance v. ChristensenWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- North Pacific Ins. Co. v. ChristensenWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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