Empire Fire & Marine Insurance v. Driskell

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

This insurance dispute is before us for a third time.1 In June 2002, Christine Harris and the estate of Edmund Harris (“the Harrises”) proceeded to trial against Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company (“Empire”) for breach of the duty to defend and breach of the duty to settle. The jury found for the Harrises on both claims, awarding $9,000 for failure to defend and $6,480,000 for failure to settle. Following the verdict, the trial court entered judgment against Empire for the stated amounts.

In Case No. A03A0852, Empire appeals the verdict relating to breach of the…