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HOWARD v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 24155.

450 S.E.2d 582 (1994)

Barbara L. HOWARD, Respondent, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Laffitte, C. Mitchell Brown, and William C. Wood, Jr., all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley, & Scarborough, Columbia, for appellant.

William P. Walker, Jr., of Walker, Morgan, and Manning, Lexington, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:

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 injuries in an automobile accident. Her family physician diagnosed a mild cervical strain. Because she was still suffering pain in...

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