Gendreau v. Foremost Insurance Co.

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

The trial court granted respondent’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 549.21, subd. 2 (1986), after a jury found appellant intended to defraud his insurer. Appellant seeks reversal of the order and maintains that because the fraud occurred prior to the trial, and because he prevailed in part before the trial court, there was no evidence of bad faith. We affirm.

FACTS

Respondent Foremost Insurance Company provided fire insurance coverage for appellant’s trailer and its contents. The insurance contract excluded coverage if the insured provided false…