Palmer v. Hastings Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff, William Palmer, appeals as of right from a jury verdict of no cause of action in favor of defendant, Hastings Mutual Insurance Company.

Plaintiff was the sole shareholder and president of Palmer’s Poultry Farm, Inc., a Michigan corporation, engaged in the business of chicken egg production. Defendant had issued an insurance policy to plaintiff covering the various chickens and coops owned by the corporation. On December 4, 1977, two of the coops were substantially destroyed by fire. Two more coops were destroyed by fire on December 23, 1977. While defendant first determined that the…