PATTERSON v. STATE AUTO. MUT. INS. CO.

No. 95-4101.

105 F.3d 1251 (1997)

Claude PATTERSON, Appellant, v. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon R. Dawdy (argued), Fenton, Missouri, for appellant.

Robert William Cockerham (argued), St. Louis, Missouri, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

A fire destroyed Claude Patterson's house in New Florence, Missouri, in late 1989. His insurance company, State Automobile Mutual Insurance, denied his claim nine months later, contending that Mr. Patterson had started the fire intentionally and had misrepresented the amount of his losses. Mr. Patterson sued.

After a six-day trial, a jury found for the insurance company. Mr. Patterson appeals, asserting that the trial...

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