{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"donald-w-ingrum-as-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-ralph-m-orthwein","displayName":"DONALD W. INGRUM, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RALPH M. ORTHWEIN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38338:2024-12-17","opinionId":"2bae207c-e749-5fcb-b612-5ee2aaea9888","slug":"donald-w-ingrum-as-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-ralph-m-orthw-d38338","caseName":"DONALD W. INGRUM, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RALPH M. ORTHWEIN, Appellant\nv.\nCFM INSURANCE, INC., Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38338","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-12-17","year":2024,"display_summary":"The Estate of Ralph M. Orthwein sued CFM Insurance, Inc., alleging various claims related to the insurer's failure to pay policy limits for personal property after a fire. The trial court granted summary judgment for CFM Insurance on most counts and dismissed another, finding the insurer exempt from certain Missouri insurance laws as a Chapter 380 mutual insurance company. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the Estate failed to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether CFM Insurance was operating under Chapter 380, despite a past failure to file amended corporate documents.","primaryTopic":"insurance","topicSlugs":["insurance","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215574","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/donald-w-ingrum-as-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-ralph-m-orthw-d38338","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance","topic: insurance","text: insurer"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}