Boatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.

FENNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company (Hawkeye), appeals the summary judgment granted by the trial court in favor of respondent, Boatmen’s First National Bank of Kansas City (Boatmen’s).1 Boatmen’s cross-appeals challenging the denial by the trial court of attorneys’ fees and penalties pursuant to section 375.420, RSMo 1986.2

Hawkeye wrote a Commercial Liability Insurance Policy insuring Max Cardozo for one year from November 12, 1989 to November 12, 1990. On December 27, 1989, Cardozo discovered that property belonging to Mash International, Inc. (Mash…