Fisher v. State Farm Insurance Companies

Appellant Fred Fisher filed a complaint in the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, seeking damages for wrongful denial of fire insurance benefits under his State Farm Insurance policy. State Farm Insurance filed an offer of judgment on July 22, 1996, pursuant to Rule 68, M.R.Civ.R Fisher accepted the offer and the District Court entered judgment in favor of Fisher on July 26, 1996. On August 5,1996, State Farm Insurance filed a motion to tax costs, specifically objecting to Fisher’s claimed deposition expenses of $1,442.20. The District Court granted the motion to tax costs and…