White v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

After a fire destroyed a building owned by appellant Donald White, White submitted a claim to his insurer. The parties failed to agree on the amount of loss, White commenced a lawsuit, and both parties moved for summary judgment.

The trial court denied White’s motion and ordered White to submit to an appraisal hearing. See Minn.Stat. § 65A.01, subd. 3 (1984). After the appraisal hearing, White was awarded $80,180, which New Hampshire has paid. White appeals from the trial court’s order. We affirm.

FACTS

In January 1984 Donald White, a general contractor, purchased a…