DAWSON FARMS, L.L.C. v. MILLERS MUT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 34,801-CA.

794 So.2d 949 (2001)

DAWSON FARMS, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Kneipp, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

Tutt & Bordelon, L.L.C. by Charles G. Tutt, Shreveport, Thomas A. Bordelon, Natchitches, Jennifer P. McKay, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, BROWN and DREW, JJ.


BROWN, J.,

Dawson Farms, L.L.C., ("Dawson") was insured under an Agribusiness Policy by Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ("Millers Mutual"). After Millers Mutual denied coverage for losses sustained in 1997 to a climatically controlled warehouse and its contents, Dawson sued. A jury found no coverage. Because limitations upon coverage must be clear and expressed in plain, unambiguous and understandable language, we reverse and find coverage for the loss to the...

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