State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Carter

HOLLANDER, Judge.

This case is rooted in a contractual dispute between Damon A. Carter, appellee and cross-appellant, and his automobile insurer, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (“State Farm”), appellant and cross-appellee. Although State Farm insured Carter’s motor vehicle for theft, it refused to pay Carter’s claim of loss arising from the alleged theft of his *402automobile, because it considered the claim bogus. That decision prompted Carter to file suit against State Farm for breach of contract. A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County found in favor of Carter, awarding him damages…