Legal Opinion
Hayes Brothers, Inc. v. Economy Fire & Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1980No. 80-1022PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNGATE, District Judge.
Appellant, Economy Fire & Casualty Company [Economy], appeals an award of compensatory and punitive damages in an “excess judgment” action brought by appellee, Hayes Brothers, Inc. [Hayes]. We affirm as to the award of compensatory damages, and reverse as to punitive damages.
Hayes filed this “excess judgment” action against its insurer, Economy, based on Economy’s failure to accept a policy limit demand to settle a tort action, Lee v. Hayes, No. 76-27-D (S.D.Iowa Nov. 19, 1976).
A jury returned a verdict against Economy in the amount of $119,748 compensatory damages,…
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