Herll v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co., No. 16-1889 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Insurer appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the insured in a dispute regarding damage from a hailstorm to windows in the insured's home. An appraisal panel issued an appraisal award but the parties disputed the meaning of the award. The Eighth Circuit held that the appraisal award was ambiguous and the district court should have returned the matter to the appraisal panel for clarification. Accordingly, the court vacated the judgment and remanded.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Loken and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Insurance. The appraisal award regarding plaintiff's insured loss was ambiguous, and the district court should have resubmitted the award to the appraisal panel for clarification.
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