KERR v. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

No. 96-2430.

113 F.3d 884 (1997)

Jerry J. KERR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, Defendants, Bellmon Adjustors, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don R. Lolli, argued, Kansas City, MO (Michael S. Crowe, on brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Andrew Haynes McCue, Kansas City, MO, argued, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FAGG, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Jerry J. Kerr insured his property against flood loss through the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"). On May 7, 1993, Kerr's property, located in Belton, Missouri, suffered flood damage. Kerr notified FEMA of the loss, and FEMA assigned Bellmon Adjustors, Inc. ("Bellmon") to adjust Kerr's claim. When FEMA denied Kerr's claim, Kerr sued Bellmon under a negligence theory and asserted that Bellmon undertook an independent...

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