School District No. 1 v. Globe & Republic Insurance Co. of America

This is an appeal from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding appellant insurance companies liable for $202,-821 upon fire insurance policies issued to respondent school district. Hereinafter the appellants will be referred to as the “insurers,” and the respondent as the “insured.”

Insured’s Franklin School, which had been abandoned following Montana’s 1959 earthquake, was damaged by fire on January 21, 1961. The insurers’ agent was notified of the loss, and proofs of loss were submitted on forms furnished by the insurers. Differences arose concerning the amount of loss suffered, as…