Dodson Aviation, Inc. v. Rollins, Burdick, Hunter of Kansas, Inc.

Brazil, J.:

In an action for breach of an insurance contract, plaintiffs Dodson Aviation, Inc., Dodson Investments, Inc., and Dodson International Parts, Inc., (Dodson) appeal decisions of the district court granting defendants Underwriters’ motion in limine, overruling Dodson’s objections to certain jury instructions, and denying its motion for a new trial.

Dodson was the owner of a Cessna 441 Conquest aircraft which was damaged in a hailstorm. The aircraft was insured by a hull insurance policy of which the defendants (Underwriters) were the individual underwriters. Hull insurance is defined…