Buchanan v. SWITZERLAND GEN. INS. CO., LTD.

Appellant (plaintiff) initiated this action against respondent (defendant) seeking to recover upon fire insurance coverage issued by respondent with respect to a building owned by appellant which had partially burned. Trial was commenced before a jury and, at the conclusion of appellant’s case in chief, the trial court dismissed the action upon respondent’s motion challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.

During the course .of appellant’s case, it was admitted that appellant failed to timely submit a sworn proof-of-loss statement as required by the provisions of the applicable insurance…