Home Insurance v. Harwell

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury awarded appellee Nellie Harwell damages in the amount of $12,000 for her personal injuries and approximately $413 for property damage arising out of an automobile accident involving a vehicle driven by appellee John Hinman and owned by appellee Donald Eoff. The jury assessed the damages against Hinman and appellant. Eoff was exonerated of any liability on the asserted theory of his negligent entrustment. The court awarded an attorney’s fee of $4,000 and assessed a 12% penalty and interest upon the judgment against appellant, which had issued its automobile insurance…