Valentine-Radford, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance Co.

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

American Motorists Insurance Company (American) appeals the judgment of the circuit court in favor of the respondents, Valentine-Radford, Inc. (Valentine) and Mark Spence, in the amount of $390,034 on their claims in Counts I, VIII, and IX of their first amended petition for breach of contract; vexatious refusal to pay (§ 375.420 1 ); and declaratory judgment, 2 respectively. These claims were based on American’s failure to defend, under a policy of liability insurance issued by American to Valentine, a lawsuit filed against them by Scott Roebuck in which the respondents…