Crookston v. Fire Insurance Exchange

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Fire Insurance Exchange (“Fire Insurance”) appeals a jury verdict awarding Spencer Larry Crookston and Randi Lynn Crookston (collectively referred to as “the Crookstons”) and Anna W. Drake, trustee of the Crookstons’ estate, compensatory damages of $815,826 and punitive damages of $4,000,000 on various theories arising out of Fire Insurance’s failure to pay in full a claim for property damage caused by the collapse of the Crookstons’ home while under construction. Fire Insurance also appeals the trial court’s award of $175,000 in attorney fees and $11,126 in costs to the…