Maguire v. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. Maguire

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding plaintiff below, appellant here, only partial indemnity for loss in yield of lint cotton and cotton seed from crops planted in 1946 on her farm in Red River Parish, Louisiana. The defendant below has filed a cross-appeal from that part of the judgment taxing costs against it. This action was brought upon a policy of cotton-crop insurance issued under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 7 U.S.C.A. § 1501 et seq.

In her complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the contract of insurance, for which she paid a premium of $558.82, covered 75% of…