Arko v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

TUCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiffs commenced this action in the district court against the defendants. Farmers Insurance Exchange and its agent Ken Hansen, for a declaratory judgment that Gail Timothy and Farmers entered into a verbal contract providing insurance coverage on an automobile purchased by Timothy.

The trial was had to a jury during which the court dismissed the complaint as to the defendant Ken Hansen on the ground that Hansen was an agent of Farmers and that Farmers would be liable for the acts of Hansen. No appeal was taken from that ruling. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs’…