Clevenger v. Westfield Companies

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Flora Clevenger, from a jury verdict for her in the sum of $1,650 against the defendant insurance company. The verdict represents the amount due plaintiff for the total loss of her auto under the provisions of her auto collision insurance policy. Plaintiff claims she was additionally entitled to a jury award of interest from a reasonable time after the submission of the proof of loss. She appeals and claims as error the court’s failure to submit the issue of interest to the jury and in denying her the right to reopen her case and admit the insurance policy…