Insurance Co. of North America v. Schultz

SABERS, Justice.

Sandy and Allan Schultz (Insureds) appeal an adverse judgment on a claimed loss of 917 hogs under the theft clause of a commercial farm policy with Insurance Company of North America (INA).

Facts

Insureds were brothers who began raising hogs together in 1974. They developed a hog confinement system to raise the hogs. The hogs were farrowed on Sandy’s farm. Shortly after weaning, the hogs were moved a mile and one-half to Allan’s farm. They were counted and placed in a grower building. The grower building contained pens which gradually increased in size from one end of the…