Inland USA, Inc. v. Reed Stenhouse, Inc. of Missouri

DON W. KENNEDY, Special Judge.

History of case.

Inland Oil and Transport Company 1 filed this action against Insurance Consultants, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm, for damages for ICI’s alleged fraud in misrepresenting to Inland that it had secured marine insurance coverage for Inland from the Home Insurance Company for the year beginning June 1, 1975. Upon jury trial, the jury returned a verdict for Inland for $35,-000 actual damages and $10,000 punitive damages. ICI appeals from the judgment rendered thereon.

In another count of the petition, Inland claimed damages for ICI’s alleged fraud…