HESTER v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 51374.

733 S.W.2d 1 (1987)

Sterling HESTER and Gloria Hester, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied July 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Foley, Robert J. Wulff, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

Ray B. Marglous, Clayton, for plaintiffs-respondents.


SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment based upon a jury verdict on plaintiffs' claim under their homeowner's policy for personal property lost in a burglary. The jury awarded the value of the property lost, $300 damages for vexatious refusal to pay, attorney's fees of $5,429.00, and interest on the value of the property lost.

The original policy was issued in 1979. It provided for $15,000.00 coverage...

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