Baker v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company

CROSS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Byron K. Baker, brought this action in magistrate court seeking to recover insurance benefits under a contract providing major medical expense coverage. Plaintiff had a judgment in magistrate court and defendant insurance company appealed. Trail de novo in the circuit court resulted in a jury verdict and judgment awarding plaintiff $931.75 as benefits and $89.00 interest. Defendant appeals.

Plaintiff tried and submitted his case on the theory that he was entitled to recover under an oral agreement with defendant’s agent that the insurance coverage in question would be…