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In Montana, a jury may consider all relevant evidence when determining the actual cash value of the property damaged or destroyed.1 Under the broad evidence rule, the trier of fact “may consider any evidence logically tending to the formation of a correct estimate of the value of the insured property at the time of the loss.”2 Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 26: Montana

In Redcorn v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company,1 the insured’s roof was damaged by wind or hail. Although the policy did not define “actual cash value,” it contained an endorsement entitled Roof Surface Losses—Actual Cash Value Endorsement, which provided for roof surface repair and replacement coverage on an actual cash value basis:

Roof Surfaces: We will pay the actual cash value at the time of loss for loss or damage to roof surfaces. We will not pay an amount exceeding that which you actually and necessarily spend to repair or replace the damaged roof.

Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 22: Oklahoma

In Balestrieri v. American Home Assurance Company,1 the plaintiff’s home was destroyed by a fire. At the time of trial, she had been paid over $900,000 based on the estimate of the house’s actual cash value, however she contended that the clear weight of the evidence demonstrated her entitlement to approximately $400-500k more than the insurer already paid. The jury instruction was as follows:

Continue Reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 20: North Carolina