ROBINSON v. MFA MUT. INS. CO.

No. 79-1845.

629 F.2d 497 (1980)

Juanita ROBINSON, Appellant, v. MFA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Countryside Casualty Company d/b/a MFA Insurance Companies, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1980.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy Henry, Parker, Henry & Walden, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellant.

Tom D. Womack, Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellees.

Before STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge, KUNZIG, Judge, and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.


KUNZIG, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant in this diversity action seeks compensatory and punitive damages against the defendant-appellee insurance company for its allegedly wrongful refusal to pay and its allegedly deceitful defense against appellant's claim under the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile insurance policy. The district court1 granted appellee's motion to dismiss under Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6), concluding the complaint...

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