Insurance – Vexatious Refusal; Remand; Fraudulent Joinder

Where an insured brought a claim for vexatious refusal in state court and the insurer removed the case to federal court, the denial of remand is affirmed because the insured fraudulently joined tenants whose claim was already resolved. Judgment is affirmed.

14-3210 Hubbard v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company, appealed from the Western District of Missouri, Benton, J.