Legal Opinion
Argonaut Great Central Insurance v. Audrain County Joint Communications
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2015No. 13-3252PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Argonaut Great Central Insurance Company (Argonaut) sued Audrain County Joint Communications (ACJC) alleging ACJC’s negligence in monitoring a security alarm panel caused or contributed to damages arising out of the burglary and fire of a grocery store insured by Argonaut. ACJC brought a motion for summary judgment arguing it was entitled to sovereign immunity as a Missouri state entity, and to statutory immunity as a 911 call center. The district court 1 denied summary judgment after finding ACJC had waived its sovereign and statutory immunity by purchasing insurance. ACJC…
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