Bjorneby v. Nodak Mutual Insurance Company

KAPSNER, Justice.

[If 1] Nodak Mutual Insurance Company (“Nodak Mutual”) and Bryan Hurst (together referred to as “Nodak”) appeal from the district court’s denial’ of their motion for judgment as a matter of law and their alternative motion for a new trial. We affirm.

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[¶2] The Bjornebys are farmers. They insured their farming operation with a Nodak Mutual insurance policy. Hurst was their insurance agent. During potato harvest, a fire started in the break room of the Bjornebys’- potato washing facility. The fire spread and caused substantial damage. The Bjornebys filed an insurance claim, and…