Legal Opinion
Howard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 24, 1994No. 24155PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curium:
A jury awarded Barbara Howard (Howard) $1,297 actual damages and $30,000 punitive damages in this breach of contract and bad-faith action against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). State Farm appeals. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
On December 22, 1987, Howard suffered neck and back in juries in an automobile accident. Her family physician diagnosed a mild cervical strain. Because she was still suffering pain in her neck and back in February 1988, she sought additional treatment from a chiropractor, who performed adjustments to her whole body. Howard’s ankle…
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