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· 7/22/1974

Butters v. City of Independence

Citations

  • 513 S.W.2d 418
  • 1974 Mo. LEXIS 638

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • allowing an insurer, on facts similar to the case at hand, to raise defenses relating to the duty and extent of indemnification in a plaintiff's action for equitable garnishment
  • in view of its attempt to reserve the coverage question, the insurer had no right to insist upon controlling the defense
  • supreme court considered both the petition and the evidence in determining coverage

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Judges: Welborn, Higgins

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