{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"josiah-wright","displayName":"Josiah Wright","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84602:2022-05-31","opinionId":"5e78a10f-086c-59f8-9f6a-48d338d0db57","slug":"josiah-wright-v-phillip-nash-and-key-insurance-company-d84602","caseName":"Josiah Wright\nvs. \nPhillip Nash and Key Insurance Company","caseNumber":"WD84602","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-05-31","year":2022,"display_summary":"Josiah Wright sued Phillip Nash and Key Insurance Company in an equitable garnishment action to collect proceeds from an automobile insurance policy after an accident. Key Insurance denied coverage, alleging the policyholder, Takesha Nash, made material misrepresentations regarding vehicle ownership, operator, and garaging location. The trial court found no material misrepresentations and entered judgment for Wright. The appellate court affirmed, deferring to the trial court's credibility findings and concluding that Key Insurance failed to prove its affirmative defense of fraudulent insurance acts.","primaryTopic":"insurance","topicSlugs":["insurance","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=187094","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/josiah-wright-v-phillip-nash-and-key-insurance-company-d84602","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: insurance policy","text: coverage"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}