Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Jones

The appellants are six mutual casualty insurance companies doing business in this State, and their respective Missouri claims managers. They appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Boone County, which dismissed their petition for a declaratory judgment under Laws 1935, page 218 (Mo. Stat. Ann., sec. 1097a et seq., p. 1388), and granted an injunction prayed by respondents' cross-bill. The injunction enjoined appellants from adjusting claims against their insured (and other related activities) through lay employees, on the ground that such acts constitute "law business" and the performance…