Legal Opinion
Fulton v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 2012No. 2009-CT-01529-SCTPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI
DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. After Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co. (“Farm Bureau”) delayed payment of Robert Michael Fulton’s uninsured-motorist benefits, Fulton sued Farm Bureau. The jury found Farm Bureau negligent for failing to timely investigate and pay Fulton’s claim, awarding Fulton $10,000 in extracontractual damages. The jury did not find that Farm Bureau acted grossly negligent, reckless, or in bad faith and awarded no punitive damages.
¶ 2. Following the jury’s verdict, Fulton filed a post-judgment motion to amend, seeking…
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