Stene v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

McMURCHIE, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment dismissing Delmer Stene’s (Stene) complaint, with prejudice, and holding that a contract for insurance provided for the actual cash value of the cost of repair. We are also asked to review a prior order granting partial summary judgment. SDCL 15-26A-7. There the circuit court held in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (State Farm) in regard to Stene’s claims of fraud and bad faith, demands for punitive damages, and damages arising as a result of emotional distress. We affirm.

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[¶ 2.] Stene…