Hamilton Mutual Insurance Co. of Cincinnati v. Buttery

OPINION

COMBS, Chief Judge.

Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company of Cincinnati appeals a judgment of the Knox Circuit Court following a jury verdict in favor of its insured, Terry G. Buttery. Buttery filed a complaint alleging bad faith on the part of Hamilton Mutual for its failure to act in timely fashion to settle his claim for the burglary and vandalism of his home. After a careful review of the record, we affirm the jury’s verdict and the trial court’s judgment in every respect. Buttery’s protective cross-appeal is dismissed as moot.

Terry Buttery’s home was burglarized and vandalized in the…