Industrial Enclosure Corp. v. Glenview Insurance Agency, Inc.

The plaintiff, Industrial Enclosure Corporation (IEC), was awarded $567,172 in damages after a jury trial. The defendant, Glenview Insurance Agency, Inc. (Glenview), filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict contending that the court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict based on the absence of any evidence that (1) Glenview proximately caused the damages suffered by IEC under its negligence claim, and (2) Glenview breached its duty to IEC in the procurement of the property insurance under its breach of contract claim.

The court granted the motion for judgment…