Employers Casualty Co. v. Peterson

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

Fred L. Peterson and Mona Rose Peterson sued Employers Casualty Company to recover under a homeowner’s policy for the loss of a diamond ring and a pair of diamond earrings. After a jury trial, the court rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs for $19,400. Employers appeals, contending primarily that the court’s equalization of jury strikes was improper, that the transaction involved in this case was a “sale or return” as a matter of law, and that the court erred in refusing to admit certain evidence and to submit certain requested special issues. We affirm.

Prior to October…