E.G. Thompson and Betty Thompson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

E.G. Thompson (“E.G.”) and his wife Betty (“Betty”), collectively “Thompsons,” sued State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (“State Farm”) to collect the proceeds of an insurance policy (“Policy”) covering a building that had been destroyed by fire and to collect other damages stemming from State Farm’s conduct in handling Thompsons’ claim. At the conclusion of the jury trial a verdict was returned in State Farm’s favor. Thompsons appeal on several grounds, all of which we conclude are without merit.

Thompsons’ arguments seeking a new trial can be grouped into five…