Griffin Contracting Co. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a lawsuit instituted by Griffin Contracting Company, Inc. (Plaintiff), against Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company (Hawkeye). After a jury trial on Plaintiffs First Amended Petition, the trial court entered a judgment on the jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of (1) $107,000 for breach of contract, (2) $9,630 for interest, (3) $13,000 for vexatious refusal to pay, and (4) $36,000 for attorney fees. Hawkeye appeals from that judgment.

The central issue here is whether the case should have been decided on the parties’ *603Stipulation of Facts…