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STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO. v. SIMMONS

No. D-4095.

963 S.W.2d 42 (1998)

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. James and Cynthia SIMMONS, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine D. Mackillop, Joy M. Soloway, William J. Boyce, Houston, for Petitioner.

James C. Plummer, Houston, Larry Zinn, San Antonio, for Respondents.

SPECTOR, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, BAKER, ABBOTT and HANKINSON, Justices, join.

The two principal issues in this cause are whether legally sufficient evidence supports a jury's finding that an insurer breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing and whether there is some evidence to support a punitive damages award. The court of appeals answered each question affirmatively. 857 S.W...

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