Legal Opinion
Oliver's Sports Center, Inc. v. National Standard Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 29, 1980No. 53299PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The only issue presented on appeal is the correctness of the trial court in awarding attorney fees pursuant to 36 O.S.Supp.1977 § 3629(B).1 The insured, Oliver’s Sports Center, Inc. [appellee] was awarded $160,-000.00, the total amount of a fire insurance policy, on its business. The jury also awarded $20,000.00 compensatory damages *293for the bad faith of the insurer, National Standard Insurance Company [National], [appellant], for denying the claim.
The sporting goods business in Ada, Oklahoma, owned by Oliver’s Sports Center, Inc., burned on January 16,1978. On April 7, 1978,…
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