Heil v. Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Ste. Genevieve County

GRIMM, Judge.

In this jury tried case, Donald Heil, Jr., appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, a motion for a new trial granted in favor of Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Ste. Genevieve County. The jury had awarded Heil $5,000. Heil claims that he had a policy with Farmers’ Mutual, pursuant to an oral agreement, and should have been reimbursed for the loss he suffered when his mobile home was destroyed by fire.

There is one controlling issue on appeal: Whether Farmers’ Mutual, because of its status as a farmers’ mutual insurance company…