Brewer v. American & Foreign Insurance Co.

Opinion by

Judge NEY.

Defendant, American and Foreign Insurance Company, (insurer) appeals the portion of the trial court’s judgment, entered on a jury verdict, awarding plaintiff, Byrl F. Brewer, noneconomic and exemplary damages based upon the insurer’s bad faith. We affirm.

Asserting that the origin of plaintiff’s mobile home fire was arson, the insurer denied plaintiff’s claim for his losses in that fire. Plaintiff brought this action to enforce his insurance claim and also sought damages based on the insurer’s bad faith in denying the claim. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor…