DeWitt v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Judge.
Suit on a fire insurance policy. The jury awarded plaintiff Betty DeWitt $31,082.00 on the policy, $2,443.54 interest and $5,600.00 attorney fees. The court of appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings. We ordered the case transferred because of general interest and importance. The defendant-insurer alleges numerous points of error relating to three general issues at trial: *704(1) plaintiffs insurable interest in the house destroyed; (2) the amount of personal property destroyed by the explosion and fire; and (3) plaintiffs claim for…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Trenton Trust Co. v. Western Surety Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Fohn v. Title Insurance Corp. of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Bridgeforth v. ProffittMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Burr v. SinghSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Groves v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1976
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