AMERICAN ECONOMY INS. CO. v. LEDBETTER

No. 20169.

903 S.W.2d 272 (1995)

AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Trena LEDBETTER, Jeremy D. Ledbetter, Stacy Yvonne Ledbetter and Colonial Insurance Co. of California, Defendants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

July 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.M. Spradling III, Spradling & Spradling, Cape Girardeau, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael B. Hazel, Hazel & Ford, W. Edward Reeves, Ward & Reeves, Caruthersville, for defendants-respondents Ledbetters.

John M. Beaton, Barbara A. Godley, Welman, Beaton, Hively & Godley, Kennett, for defendant-respondent Colonial Ins.


SHRUM, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff American Economy Insurance Company (Economy) from a declaratory judgment. The dispositive issue is whether Economy had standing to bring the suit. We answer, "No."

Another question is whether the trial court abused its discretion in making an award of attorney fees to some of the defendants-respondents. Again, we answer, "No." We affirm.

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