Legal Opinion
Borland v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 25, 1985No. 1 CA-CIV 7123PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEIN SCHMIDT, Judge.
Safeco Insurance Company of America appeals from a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages awarded against it for an untimely failure to pay a claim. Where the facts are in dispute, we accept the version which favors supporting the verdict. They are as follows:
The plaintiff, Mary Deborah Borland, had a homeowner’s policy with Safeco. In the fall of 1980, she received a renewal notice from Safeco. She was dissatisfied with the amount of the premium and on the advice of her friend, T. Gale Dake, Esq., she asked her insurance agency, Dean Davidson Insurance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Noble v. National American Life InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- Farr v. Transamerica Occidental Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Delgado v. Heritage Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Butane Corporation v. KirbyArizona Supreme Court · 1947
- Nichols v. BakerArizona Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Trus Joist Corp. v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
- Ness v. Western Security Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
- Filasky v. Preferred Risk Mutual InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1987
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