Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Great American Insurance
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 28, 1979No. 1 CA-CIV 4011PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROEB, Judge.
John and Margaret Fowler (the Fowlers) sued Great American Insurance Company (Great American) for (1) breach of contract by failing to pay on their insurance policy after a residence fire, and (2) bad faith refusal to pay the claim. Great American denied coverage on the ground of arson by the Fowlers. Following the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Fowlers on the contract claim, but denied them recovery on the bad faith claim.
The Fowlers appeal on three grounds: (1) the trial court, by refusing to grant their motion for directed verdict on the contract…
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