Legal Opinion
Tutor v. Ranger Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1986No. 86-4725PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Ranger Insurance Company (“Ranger”) appeals the district court’s refusal to grant a directed verdict or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on R.V. Tutor’s claim for compensatory and punitive damages arising out of an alleged breach of an insurance contract. For the reasons that follow, we reverse in part.
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On November 2, 1982, Tutor, as insured, entered into a contract for insurance with Ranger covering Tutor’s 1980 Timberjack model 520 log skidder, a piece of heavy equipment used by Tutor in his logging business. Ranger was the general agent of Sovereign Marine and General Insurance…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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