Odessa Trading Co. v. Federal Crop Insurance

In 1968 plaintiff Harold Bohnet farmed a plot of land located in Douglas County. He was insured under a policy issued by the defendant Federal Crop Insurance Corporation against crop failures caused by drought and excessive heat. Plaintiff claimed that, due to excessive heat spells in June and July of 1968, he suffered a crop failure. He filed his claim with defendant for the difference between his net wheat yield and the 13.5 bushels per acre for which he was insured under defendant’s policy. Defendant’s adjuster disallowed a portion of plaintiff’s claim upon the basis that the loss was…