Mrs. Winnie Gardner v. Oscar F. Wilkinson, Cross-Appellant v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Cross-Appellee

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

In this Mississippi diversity action, the appellee, Oscar Wilkinson, sued appellant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company to collect the proceeds of a homeowner’s insurance policy after the insured house was destroyed by fire. 1 State Farm denied Wilkinson’s claim, alleging that Wilkinson intentionally set fire to the house himself and that the insurance policy was void because of several material misrepresentations Wilkinson made when he applied for the insurance. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Wilkinson in the amount of $38,233.90. State Farm raises several…