Fard v. Omaha Indemnity Co.

STEAGALL, Justice.

The trial court granted directed verdicts in favor of defendant, Omaha Indemnity Company (“Omaha”), on a claim for bad faith failure to pay a claim and a claim for breach of contract. Thereafter, plaintiff, Abdighasem Zahedian Fard, filed a motion for new trial, which was deemed denied by the expiration of 90 days without a ruling by the trial court. See Rule 59.1, A.R. Civ.P. Fard appeals and we affirm.

On March 23, 1983, the house owned by Fard burned. He had previously been issued a homeowner’s policy by Omaha. The day after the fire, Fard notified Omaha of the loss and…