Legal Opinion
Bud McLaughlin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 1994No. 93-1428PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, District Judge.
In this case, we review a jury’s award of compensatory and punitive damages in a breach of insurance contract case. In light of the Indiana Supreme Court’s recent discussion of the Indiana punitive damages standards in Erie Ins. Co. v. Hickman, 622 N.E.2d 515 (Ind.1993), and for the reasons articulated below, we reverse the jury’s award of punitive damages.
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BACKGROUND
In February 1990, plaintiff Bud McLaughlin purchased a new International flatbed truck for a cash price of $28,950.00 plus financing. He made improvements to the truck totalling $13,692.00 so that it could be…
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