Legal Opinion
Paulfrey v. Blue Chip Stamps
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 27, 1983No. Civ. 67241PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Defendants and Appellants Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) and Blue Chip Stamps (Blue Chip) appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff and respondent Annette Paulfrey (Paulfrey) compensatory and punitive damages for bad faith breach of an insurance contract.
The trial court improperly granted Paulfrey’s motion for a directed verdict; we therefore reverse the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
Factual and Procedural Background
The crucial three causes of action on which this case went to trial alleged bad faith breach of an insurance contract. The first…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Silberg v. California Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Murphy v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
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