State Farm Auto. Ins. Co. v. Morris

State Farm Automobile Insurance Company appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Vera H. Morris. In this action for damages for the tort of outrage, the jury returned a verdict against State Farm awarding Morris $60,000 in punitive damages. The trial court denied State Farm's posttrial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for new trial.

The issues before us are (1) whether Vera Morris produced substantial evidence that State Farm intentionally or recklessly engaged in conduct so extreme and outrageous as to be actionable under the tort law of…