Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Gutierrez
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 2006No. 45A03-0408-CV-368PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Francisco Gutierrez filed a complaint alleging negligence against Michael Cancel and bad faith and breach of contract against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm"). A jury found in favor of Gutierrez and returned verdicts against Cancel in the amount of $160,000 and against State Farm in the amount of $17,221.31 for breach of contract, $350,000 for bad faith, and $500,000 in punitive damages. State Farm and Cancel appeal and present several issues for our review:
1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it denied…
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