Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance
Appearance
Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. | |
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Court | Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two |
Decided | 4 January 2007 |
Citation | 210 S.W.3d 455 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007) |
Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co., 210 S.W.3d 455 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007) was a Missouri court case which set out the legal test to demonstrate bad faith by an insurer.[1]
The plaintiff-respondent won against the defendant, successfully proving that the refusal of to settle his property damage claim after a significant fire was vexatious.[2]
The case was analysed and cited in professor Jay M. Feinman's book Delay, Deny, Defend.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.rothdavies.com/personal-injury/personal-injury-general-information/does-kansas-law-recognize-bad-faith-cases-against-insurance-companies/in-missouri-what-are-common-ways-to-demonstrate-bad-faith-by-an-insurer/
- ^ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-court-of-appeals/1158165.html
- ^ Rosman, David (2017-03-17). "Book review: Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2020-12-06.