Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Farmers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided September 17, 1997No. 9308-05432; CA A89477PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*65EDMONDS, J.
Plaintiff appeals after the trial court granted judgments notwithstanding the verdict (JNOVs) and, alternatively, a motion for a new trial, ORCP 63 C, on breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing claims. ORCP 63 C. After a two-month jury trial, the jury returned verdicts in favor of plaintiff for $3.5 million for breach of contract against all contracting defendants,1 $750,000 compensatory damages for breach of fiduciary duty against Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon (FICO) and Farmers Group, Inc. (FGI), $750,000 compensatory…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. v. JewettOregon Supreme Court · 1995
- Derenco, Inc. v. Benj. Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Conway v. Pacific UniversityOregon Supreme Court · 1996
- Uptown Heights Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Seafirst Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bennett v. Farmers Insurance Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 2001
- Richardson v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
- Vanderselt v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1998
- Tifft v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
- Bird v. Lewis & Clark CollegeDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2000
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