State Farm Insurance Co. v. Pults

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant, State Farm Insurance Company, appeals from the trial court’s judgment in this bad faith insurance case. By eleven points of error, State Farm complains generally of the impropriety of discovery sanctions imposed prior to trial, as well as the sufficiency of evidence, evidentiary rulings, and excessive awards at both the bench trial and the jury trial. We reverse and remand.

Because of alleged violations of its rulings regarding discovery, the trial court imposed discovery sanctions striking appellant’s witnesses and pleadings. The order specifically stated…