Associated Photographers, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, an Insurance Corporation

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Associated Photographers, Inc. (Associated) appeals from a jury verdict awarding it $160,808.99 for business interruption loss and $204,001.03 for property damage on its insurance contract with Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna). The district court 1 entered a directed verdict for Aetna on Associated’s claim for damages for the independent tort of bad faith refusal to pay and on Associated’s claim for statutory penalties for vexatious refusal to pay. Associated argues that the court incorrectly instructed the jury on the method of calculating…