Schwegmann Giant Super Markets v. Golden Eagle Insurance

ORDER AND REASONS

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

This matter is before the Court upon its own initiative to give written reasons why it applied Mississippi law to the matter and why it did not give certain requested jury charges and interrogatories to the jury.

This is a diversity insurance case that was tried before a jury. The sole issue for the jury to decide was the value at time of death of plaintiff’s horse insured under defendant’s insurance policy. The jury determined that this value was identical to the policy limit of $240,000.

Below, the Court addresses five points: (1) why…