Saleh v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

AMENDED OPINION

NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This appeal has its origins in a dispute between a homeowner, Antoine Saleh, and an insurance company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, over how much and when Farmers should have paid Mr. Saleh for fire damage to a residence Mr. Saleh owns in Salt Lake City. After a seven-day bench trial, the district court ruled that Farmers had breached its contract of insurance with Mr. Saleh and awarded him $1,252.80 in damages. In this appeal, Mr. Saleh challenges the adequacy of this award. He also insists that the district court erred in other significant…