Legal Opinion
High Country Arts and Craft Guild v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1997No. 96-2670PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The jury returned a verdict against Hartford Fire Insurance Company, finding that it breached its policy of insurance in refusing to pay the fire loss claims of its insured, High Country Arts and Craft Guild, and that it did so in bad faith. Hartford now challenges certain posttrial rulings of the district court. Rejecting these challenges, we affirm.
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High Country Arts and Craft Guild, a nonprofit corporation located in Asheville, North Carolina, was engaged in promoting and sponsoring arts and craft events “with the idea of helping artists and craftsmen make a…
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