Largent v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Plaintiff brought this action on a policy issued by defendant insurer that covered a rental house that plaintiffs tenants or their associates damaged through the operation of an illegal methamphetamine laboratory. The trial court granted plaintiffs motion for a directed verdict on the issue of coverage for the damage under the policy, made at the conclusion of his own case, but allowed defendant to proceed with its case. The court then denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, at the conclusion of its case, and submitted only the issue of damages to the jury. The jury awarded damages,…