Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Bank of America
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 1978No. Civ. 41851PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
Bank of America appeals from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict awarding to respondent damages and attorney’s fees, to compensate respondent for fire damage to his pickup on which insurance coverage had allegedly lapsed because of actionable misconduct on the part of the defendant.
The judgment on the verdict awarded damages as follows:
Actual damages: $ 2,005.90
General damages: 5.000. 00
Punitive damages: 15.000. 00
It had been stipulated that a demand by respondent for attorney’s fees would be determined separately by the court. The court rendered a second judgment,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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