Legal Opinion
Warren v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2008No. 07-2010PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Gloria Warren brought this suit against State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (“State Farm”) to recover the proceeds of an insurance policy after her home burned and State Farm denied the claim. At trial, State Farm asserted that the policy was void on two grounds: (1) Warren, or individuals acting on her behalf, intentionally set the fire 2 and (2) Warren made material misrepresentations following the loss. 3 After the presentation of the evidence, the district court 4 granted a directed verdict for Warren on State Farm’s material misrepresentation defense. The jury…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Kathy Davison v. City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Rocco Forte, in His Individual and Official CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- James R. LOWE, Appellant, v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. FooteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Charles Wagnon and Loralee Wagnon, Husband and Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hinz v. Neuroscience, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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- Wayne Jackson v. City of Hot SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Michael Reed v. Malone's Mechanical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
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