Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 2000No. NonePublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Defendant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff, Shon Sawyer (Sawyer). The jury awarded damages for breach of contract, bad faith, and punitive damages to Sawyer arising out of a dispute as to insurance coverage relating to the death of livestock. Farm Bureau also appeals an award of Sawyer’s attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] Sawyer operates a cattle-feeding operation near Hurley, South Dakota. In June of 1995, Sawyer procured insurance from Farm…
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