Curry v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.

LAMBERT, Justice.

Upon a jury verdict, appellants recovered judgment against appellee for consequential and punitive damages for the bad faith breach of a business insurance policy. At the time of trial, the law which prevailed and defined the allowable recovery for the bad faith breach of a first party insurance contract was set forth in Feathers v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Ky.App., 667 S.W.2d 693 (1983). On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and disallowed the recovery. Relying on this Court’s decision in Federal Kemper Insurance Company v.…