Lydick v. Insurance Company of North America

This is an action at law by the plaintiffs, William Lydick and James Lydick, upon a policy of insurance issued by the defendant, Insurance Company of North America, to recover the value of certain cattle alleged to have been destroyed as the direct result of a windstorm. The district court sustained a motion for a summary judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed the action. On appeal we affirm the judgment of the district court dismissing the action.

There is no genuine issue of fact in this case. The plaintiffs’ case rests upon their undisputed testimony. The defendant introduced no…