Erie Insurance Co. v. Hickman Ex Rel. Smith

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendant-appellant Erie Insurance Company (Erie) appeals the award of punitive damages to plaintiffs-appellees Ramona Hickman (Ramona) and Naney Smith (Smith) [collectively referred to as Appel-lees].

We reverse.

FACTS

This case returns to us on remand from the Supreme Court. In our original decision, Erie Ins. Co. v. Hickman (1991), Ind. App., 580 N.E.2d 320, trons. granted (1992) Ind., 605 N.E.2d 161, we reversed the award of punitive damages in favor of the Appellees. On transfer, the Supreme Court concluded that we had misinterpreted its decision in Bud Wolf…