United States Eighth Circuit

A termination provision in an agency contract, between an agent and the insurance company, that is silent on cause for termination is ambiguous, and the use of parole evidence to interpret the ambiguity is proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2002
• Published 01/25/2002

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, LAY, HEANEY, McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, RILEY, MELLOY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges, en banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William P. Tedards, argued, Washington, D.C. (Irvin B. Nodland, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dale L. Beckerman, argued, Kansas City, MO (Robert J. Udland, on the brief), for appellee.