STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO. v. NICHOLSON

No. S-2303.

777 P.2d 1152 (1989)

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. David G. NICHOLSON and Doreen C. Nicholson, husband and wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Jacobus, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for appellant.

Ralph B. Cushman, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

David and Noreen Nicholson sued State Farm Fire & Casualty Company for unreasonably and willfully breaching its duty to act in good faith. The Nicholsons alleged that State Farm did not promptly settle a claim under their homeowner's policy. The jury returned a special verdict in favor of the Nicholsons, awarding $105,700 in compensatory damages and $7,500 in punitive damages. On appeal, we address whether the breach of the implied...

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