United States Eighth Circuit
Fincher v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 09-2040
In an action claiming that defendant-insurer vexatiously refused to pay plaintiff's underinsured motorist (UIM) claim relating to injuries he sustained while driving a motorcycle as a police officer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where an agent of the local government responsible for its insurance matters possessed the actual, implied authority to sign a form rejecting UIM coverage in excess of the statutory minimum.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/18/2010
- Published 02/18/2010
Judges
- JARVEY, District Judge., Before GRUENDER and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and JARVEY,District Judge.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kenneth Barnes, Jason Kander, argued, Kansas City, KS, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Dale L. Beckerman, Tanya M. Rodecker Wendt, argued, Kansas City, MO, for Appellee.