Court Opinion

ID: 9487722
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 12:24:33.546483+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:52:26.838703
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*275HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge,
concurring dubitante.
With some misgiving I join in Judge Arnold’s reversal of the judgment of the district court. The reversal relies in large part on Otto v. Farmers Ins. Co., 558 S.W.2d 713 (Mo.App.1977), and upon Famuliner v. Farmers Ins. Co., 619 S.W.2d 894, 897 (Mo.App.1981).
As Judge Gibson observes, Otto was not cited by the parties to this appeal and in Famuliner the Missouri Court of Appeals rejected an argument similar to that here made by appellants.
There may be few, if any, Missouri eases directly in point on the issue of whether in the circumstances of this case an insurer is required to provide coverage for unowned vehicles. However, the public policy of Missouri and dicta in Famuliner tend to persuade me that there is no violation of the Missouri uninsured motorist statute unless a policy condition limits uninsured motorist protection as to persons who otherwise qualify as insureds for liability purposes. 619 S.W.2d at 897. Thus, as indicated, I join in reversal of the judgment of the district court with remand for further proceedings.