Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

Decided 1979-07-17

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BARDGETT, Chief Justice. This appeal involves the issue of whether a prior judgment adverse to plaintiff-appellant in an action against an uninsured motorist now precludes appellant from maintaining an action against his “uninsured motorist” insurance carrier because of the doctrine of collateral estoppel. This cause was transferred after opinion by the Missouri Court of Appeals…

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