Bantz v. Allstate Insurance

Phipps, Judge.

John and Lisa Bantz appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Allstate Insurance Company in this property insurance case. The Bantzes sued Allstate after a fire destroyed their home and Allstate refused to pay benefits under their policy because it believed Lisa Bantz intentionally caused the fire. The Bantzes contend they are entitled to a new trial because the trial court erred by: (1) excluding evidence that the person they believed caused the fire changed his story about his knowledge of the fire after being told the results of his polygraph examination; (2) allowing Allstate…