Bateman v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment against her, based upon a jury verdict, in her suit under a fire insurance policy for damages sustained as a result of a fire in her home. We affirm.

There is no dispute that the fire occurred, that State Farm had issued its policy covering the premises, or that the fire occurred during the coverage period of the policy. The company defended on the basis that the fire was incendiary in origin and that plaintiff was responsible for the fire. It further defended on the basis that the plaintiff had misrepresented the losses she sustained as…