Ronald W. Conner And/or Beverly B. Conner, Cross-Appellant v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co., Cross-Appellee

Defendant appealed and plaintiffs cross-appealed from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs and from partial judgment notwithstanding the verdict in this action on a homeowners insurance policy.

Defendant, Shelter Mutual Insurance Company (Shelter), issued Ronald and Beverly Conner a homeowners policy in 1976 which it renewed annually through 1981. On October 3, 1981, fire damaged the Con-ners’ home and destroyed its contents. After the Conners submitted a claim, Shelter conducted an investigation which disclosed that, contrary to his statements on his application for insurance, Ronald…