Southall v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

P. A. Hollingsworth, Justice.

This case presents the sole issue of the proper amount of attorneys’ fees to be awarded the appellant’s attorneys. The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. The appellant had a $130,000 insurance policy through the appellee, insuring his chicken house against direct loss by hail. In January 1978, the appellant’s chicken house collapsed after being covered with an accumulation of sleet. The appellee refused to pay for the loss, contending that sleet was not covered by the policy. The appellant then filed suit which resulted in a jury verdict in favor of…