Legal Opinion
Waters v. United Services Automobile Ass'n
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 10, 1996No. B088208PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.
In this first party insurance bad faith case arising from a dispute about the restoration of the insureds’ fire-damaged house, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury’s award of $1,375,000 in emotional distress damages to the insureds, Laughlin E. and Voula D. Waters. USAA contends the judgment must be reversed because the insureds failed to prove they suffered any financial loss of any kind. We agree, and therefore do not reach USAA’s other claims of error or the issues raised on the Waters’ protective cross-appeal.
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