Case file · 25CA-CC00364
His own insurance company went to court to argue it owes him nothing.
Jesse Alan Yoakum and Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling submitted the McCorkell lawsuit to their insurance carrier seeking a defense. The carrier responded by filing its own lawsuit asking a Missouri court to rule that it owes nothing. The policy identified in the petition, number BPK0000039-04, ran from August 21, 2022 to August 21, 2023. This action is pending and the court has not ruled.
General Casualty Company of Wisconsin v. Jesse Alan Yoakum, individually and d/b/a Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling; Jesse Yoakum, Jr.; JS Yoakum Excavation and Construction, LLC; and George McCorkell
Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri · Filed September 12, 2025
Which business this filing names
Both businesses, named separately
This filing names both businesses as separate defendants. The counts are pleaded separately — see the case page for which count was pleaded against which.
Where this case stands
Filed September 12, 2025. The insurer asks the court to declare that it owes no duty to defend or indemnify in the McCorkell lawsuit. The court has not ruled.
Status as last checked on Missouri Case.net on July 27, 2026. Look up the case number on Case.net for anything filed since.
| Court | Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Case number | 25CA-CC00364 |
| Filed | September 12, 2025 |
| Named in this filing | Jesse Alan Yoakum, individually and d/b/a Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling Jesse Yoakum, Jr. JS Yoakum Excavation and Construction, LLC George McCorkell |
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- The insurer seeks a declaration that, under the terms and conditions of Commercial Insurance Policy number BPK0000039-04, it does not owe any obligation to defend or indemnify Jesse Alan Yoakum, Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling, or any other party with respect to the claims asserted in the McCorkell lawsuit.
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