James D. Murphy and Rosemary Murphy v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company

KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, the Cincinnati Insurance Company, appealed from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs James and Rosemary Murphy the proceeds of a fire insurance policy and attorney fees incurred as a consequence of defendant’s bad faith refusal to pay the plaintiffs’ fire loss claim. The policy, which was issued by the Cincinnati Insurance Company, insured plaintiffs’ residence in Newport, Michigan, and its contents against loss caused by fire. It covered loss to the building in the amount of $60,000, loss of personal property not to exceed…