Chalupa v. Hartford Fire Insurance

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the plaintiff-appellant, Fred Chalupa, to determine whether an insurance policy issued by the defendantappellee, Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford) , provided water damage coverage for a dwelling on Chalupa’s premises. The district court for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, held that no coverage existed under the policy in question for the loss sustained and that Hartford is entitled to recover $15,277.99, the amount mistakenly paid by Hartford to Chalupa. We affirm.

Fred Chalupa, a farmer-rancher, owned property located in Nebraska and…