Essinger v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance

SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

We deny the petition for rehearing. We discuss only one of the issues that was presented in the petition, but all have been considered.

The Essingers argue that an issue we raised sua sponte in our original opinion should result in reversal and remand. We disagree. The initial opinion gave the broader context for our discussion of the punitive damage issue by pointing out that *451Mississippi caselaw provides for more than one form of damages when an insurance company has tortiously breached its contract. The equity in Mississippi’s approach arises from the fact that an…