United States Eighth Circuit

Under Missouri law, an insurer must establish its defenses by a preponderance of evidence, and the district court does not err in refusing to instruct the jury that the standard of proof was clear and convincing evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/25/2001
• Published 04/25/2001

Judges

• FENNER, District Judge., Before HANSEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and FENNER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Thrift Butsch, argued, Clayton, MO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James E. DeFranco, argued, Belleville, IL (Stanford M. Bjurstrom, on the brief), for Appellee.