Omaha Public Power District v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

This, is an action upon a boiler and machinery insurance policy issued by The Travelers Indemnity Company, the defendant, to the Omaha Public Power District, the plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was overruled and it has appealed.

On July 4, 1959, a transformer owned by the plaintiff was damaged as the result of an accidental internal electrical disturbance. The cost of repairing the damage to the transformer amounted to $146,964.85. During the time that the transformer was out of…