Stuart v. Pittman

Defendant Country Mutual Insurance Company appeals a judgment for plaintiff after a jury verdict in this action for breach of an oral insurance binder, raising eight assignments of error. Plaintiff cross-appeals, contending that the trial court erred in disallowing expert witness costs. Because they are dispositive, we write only to address defendant’s fifth and sixth assignments of error, in which defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict and in submitting plaintiffs claims to the jury. We agree that the trial court erred and reverse on those…