Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance

Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
CourtMissouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two
Decided4 January 2007
Citation210 S.W.3d 455 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007)

Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co., 210 S.W.3d 455 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007) was a Missouri court case which set out the legal test to demonstrate bad faith by an insurer.[1]

The plaintiff-respondent won against the defendant, successfully proving that the refusal of to settle his property damage claim after a significant fire was vexatious.[2]

The case was analysed and cited in professor Jay M. Feinman's book Delay, Deny, Defend.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.rothdavies.com/personal-injury/personal-injury-general-information/does-kansas-law-recognize-bad-faith-cases-against-insurance-companies/in-missouri-what-are-common-ways-to-demonstrate-bad-faith-by-an-insurer/
  2. ^ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-court-of-appeals/1158165.html
  3. ^ Rosman, David (2017-03-17). "Book review: Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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