Summary Judgment Ruling In Fire Damage Insurance Dispute Affirmed On Appeal

Mealey's (March 11, 2022, 8:13 AM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A federal district court did not err in denying an insured’s summary judgment motion in an insurance coverage dispute stemming from a house fire because evidence showed that the insured materially misrepresented the value of the personal contents in the home before the fire, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 16 in affirming in part, reversing in part and remanding the action to the lower court....