Legal Opinion
Timothy Merriam v. Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2009No. 08-3547PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Timothy Merriam, joined by his wife and children, brought this diversity action against National Union Fire Insurance Company (National Union) and Gallagher Transportation Services (Gallagher) seeking damages for the denial of insurance benefits. Merriam asserted three claims: (1) breach of contract, (2) bad faith denial of insurance benefits, and (3) frustration of reasonable expectations. The district court granted summary judgment to National Union and Gallagher on all three. Merriam now appeals from the summary judgment on the breach of contract and bad faith claims.…
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