Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Milne

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal involves a dispute between an insurer, plaintiff Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) and its insured, defendant Clyde Milne. Farm Bureau paid prejudgment interest in excess of Milne’s policy limits in order to settle three lawsuits. The sole question is whether Farm Bureau was required, legally or contractually, to pay such sums on Milne’s behalf. The district court concluded it was not. We affirm.

I. This case reaches us on Milne’s appeal from an adverse summary judgment. Familiar rules guide our determination whether resolution of a controversy by…