Legal Opinion

RLI Insurance Co. v. Southern Union Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 2011No. WD 71851, WD 71874, WD 71972PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by RLI Insurance Company (“RLI”) from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Southern Union Company doing business as Missouri Gas and Energy (“MGE”) on a sub-rogation claim originally asserted by RLI’s insured, Triumph Foods LLC (“Triumph”). MGE has filed a cross appeal. Because we conclude that MGE was an intended third party beneficiary of a waiver of sub-rogation provision in a contract Triumph signed, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On October 12, 2005, a natural gas explosion destroyed a portion of a hog processing plant (“Plant”)…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. Dunn Industrial Group, Inc. v. City of Sugar CreekSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  3. Butler v. Mitchell-Hugeback, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  4. Tokio Marine And Fire Insurance Company Limited v. Employers Insurance Of WausauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. Magee v. Blue Ridge Professional Building Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. The Executive Board of the Missouri Baptist Convention v. Missouri Baptist FoundationMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
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