Dorn v. Home Farmers Mutual Insurance Ass'n

Yetka, Justice.

Defendant appeals from an order of the district court denying its motion for judgment n. o. v., or, alternatively, for a new trial.

We affirm.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows.

On July 14, 1971, a hailstorm inflicted damage upon the crops of plaintiffs, all of whom conduct farming operations in Nicollet County, Minnesota. It is uncontested that these damaged crops were covered by hail insurance policies issued by defendant.

Thereafter defendant dispatched Leslie R. Leet to ascertain the extent of hail damage inflicted. Leet inspected plaintiffs’ fields early in…