United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. J. I. Case Co.

Cooper, Judge.

In 1988, appellant Robert C. Collins purchased a tractor manufactured by appellee for use on his cotton farm. The tractor was destroyed when it caught fire six months later. According to expert testimony presented at trial, the fire was caused either by an electrical problem in the fuse panel of the tractor or by debris which had accumulated around the heat shield on the exhaust pipe. The tractor was insured under a policy which was issued by appellant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (hereinafter “USF&G”) to the B. G. Collins Estate, John C. Land and Robert C. Collins…