Fisher v. State Farm General Insurance

¶ 1 Fred Fisher (Fisher) appeals from the order of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, granting State Farm General Insurance Company (State Farm) summary judgment. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to State Farm on the basis that Fisher’s Unfair Claims Practices Act (UCPA) claim is barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

BACKGROUND

¶3 In February of 1986, Fisher purchased a homeowner’s insurance policy from State Farm insuring his home, workshop and contents. The policy was in effect in March of 1994, when a…