Qualls v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

LARSON, Justice.

Seeking recovery for the loss of fourteen heifers that died of pseudorabies, plaintiff brought suit against the defendant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company asking judgment declaring liability for the loss *712under the provisions of his policy. Although defendant objected, the matter was tried as an equity matter, and it is agreed our review here is de novo.

The trial court recognized the policy held by plaintiff extended coverage to loss of livestock by “attack by dogs or wild animals” and found that “it is reasonable to conclude that plaintiff’s heifers died from Aujeskey’s…