Legal Opinion
Norma Maristuen, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Henrietta Sougstad, Deceased v. National States Insurance Company, a Missouri Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1995No. 94-1825PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Henrietta Sougstad, who died during the pendency of this lawsuit, brought this action against National States Insurance Company after National denied her request for nursing home benefits under an extended care confinement insurance policy. A jury awarded Norma Maristuen, as the representative of Sougstad’s estate, contract damages plus prejudgment interest, bad faith damages in the form of litigation expenses, bad faith damages in the form of attorney fees in an amount to be determined by the court, and punitive damages. The District Court 1 entered judgment on the…
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