Court Opinion

ID: 9662053
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:57:57.9266+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:36.155061
License: Public Domain

BARDGETT, Chief Justice,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in the principal opinion except as to that part which reaffirms earlier holdings that the “old” antitrust statutes, sections 416.010-416.040, RSMo 1969, do not apply to life, health or accident insurance contracts. I agree that the earlier cases so held but I believe those cases were wrong. In my opinion, the “old” antitrust statutes which play some part in the instant case apply to insurance industry, company, or brokerage activities in connection with all forms of insurance. I would therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings on all counts.