Appellant: Damage Award On Insurer’s Counterclaim ‘Should Be Reversed Outright’

Mealey's (June 27, 2018, 2:33 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A claimant seeking coverage for fire damage to a rental property has asked a Missouri appeals court to reverse a lower court’s judgment awarding an insurer $4,354 for attorney fees in responding to a consumer affairs complaint and $20,000 in punitive damages on its prima facie tort counterclaim arising from a fire damage claim (David Billingsley v. Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, No. SD35102, Mo. App., Southern Dist.)....