Hensley v. Shelter Mutual Insurance

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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 to settle his property damage claim after a significant fire was vexatious. [2] The case was discussed in professor Jay M. Feinman's book Delay, Deny, Defend . [3]

References

  1. ↑ Marzen, Chad G. (2022). "The Actions of Crop Insurance Bad Faith". The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law ReviewThe Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Re. 6 (1): 20. (n21).
  2. ↑ "HENSLEY v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (2007)".
  3. ↑ Rosman, David (March 17, 2017). "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 December 6, 2020.


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