Legal Opinion
Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Magwerks Corp.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2005No. 49S02-0402-CV-81PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 49402-0208-CV-622.
RUCKER, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether a good faith dispute concerning insurance coverage automatically precludes a punitive damages claim for bad faith when coverage is denied. We conclude it does not.
*971Facts and Procedural History
Magwerks Corporation ("Magwerks") sells manufactured camshafts from its one-story, flat-roofed building in Indianapolis. Constructed of tar and asphalt with individual sections measuring 4' x 8', the roof has no separate suspended ceiling. After a period of heavy rain…
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