Ward Cattle Co. v. Farm Bureau Insurance

Plaintiff-appellant, Ward Cattle Co. (Ward), brought this action to recover $7,200 under the theft provision of an insurance policy issued by the defendant-appellee, Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Nebraska. After a trial without a jury on November 19, 1984, the Fillmore County Court found that Ward’s loss of 12 heifers was the result of theft and that the exemptions in the policy which foreclose recovery for losses due to escape, mysterious disappearance, inventory shortages, or wrongful conversion were not applicable. The county court awarded Ward $7,200 plus court costs and an attorney…