Benante v. United Pacific Life Insurance Co.

STATON, Judge.

Margie Benante prevailed upon her conversion claim against Joseph Kobielak and United Pacific Life Insurance Company ("UPL"); the judgment was modified upon motion to correct error. Benante appeals and seeks additur; UPL cross-appeals and seeks reversal or remittitur. Seven issues are presented for this court's review. One issue is dispositive: whether UPL was entitled to judgment on the evidence because there is an absence of evidence that Kobielak acted as the agent of UPL when he converted funds belonging to Benante.

We reverse.

The facts underlying this appeal are…