United States Eighth Circuit

When a bad faith cause of action arises from an insurer's investigation and denial of a claim under the policy, and damages may fairly be construed to include policy benefits, the cause of action, like a suit for breach of the insurance contract, is governed by the limitations provision in the policy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2001
• Published 05/03/2001

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and SACHS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew D. Wilber, argued, Council Bluffs, IA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Henry A. Harmon, argued, Des Moines, IA (Donna R. Miller, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.