Cherry v. Audubon Insurance Co.

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

_LjThis appeal arises from a dispute regarding the amount of insurance proceeds disbursed following a fee in the plaintiffs home. The trial court held that Audubon Insurance Company owed the plaintiff additional monies pursuant to the dwelling coverage and $1,300 for a security deposit. The trial court also awarded $25,000 for bad faith penalties, $25,000 for mental anguish, and forty percent attorneys’ fees. We find that the trial court did not err in qualifying Earl Carr as an expert witness, in awarding the dwelling policy limits, and bad faith penalties. However, we…