Legal Opinion
Trimper v. Nationwide Insurance
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 2, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-2206-3PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GEORGE ROSS ANDERSON, Jr., District Judge.
This action, for recovery of insurance benefits under a theft provision of a homeowner’s policy, was tried before a jury on March 3, 1982. Plaintiff’s first cause of action for recovery of the available policy proceeds and his fourth cause of action for punitive damages, based on the alleged bad faith and recklessness of the Defendant in failing to properly and reasonably investigate and settle his claim, were submitted to the jury.
The jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff in the amount of One Thousand, Nine Hundred Twenty and No/100…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Charbonnages De France v. Frank B. Smith, Juanita Smith, Frank Smith, Jr., Smith Brothers Construction Company and Continental Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Anderson v. Continental InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
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