Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance v. Graham

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company appeals a trial court decision granting summary judgment in favor of defendants and intervenors.

The facts relevant to this appeal disclose that the Grahams have a hog operation. In February 1984, the Grahams became aware that their herd had contracted pseudora-bies, an infectious disease for hogs whose primary impact is felt when the disease infects breeding herds.

As a result of the infection, the Grahams’ farm was quarantined. The Indiana State Board of Health regulations require vaccination, tagging, and filing…