Morris v. J.C. Penney Life Ins. Co.

This case involves an appeal from a trial court order directing a verdict for defendant on a claim of vexatious refusal to pay an insurance claim. Nancy E. Morris, plaintiff, appeals from the judgment entered in favor of J.C. Penney Life Insurance Company, defendant, on the vexatious claim'.

On April 25,1991, Nancy Morris received a telephone call directed to her husband, Frank Morris, from a telephone solicitor for J.C. Penney Life Insurance Company (“Penney”). Mr. Morris was the holder of a credit card account with the J.C. Penney Company, which operates retail stores. The caller was…