NORRIS v. NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE INS. CO.


728 S.W.2d 335 (1986)

Seward NORRIS and Constance Norris, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied April 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archie R. Carpenter, Carpenter & O'Connor, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant.

Richard T. Sowell and H. Bruce Guyton, of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, Knoxville, for plaintiffs-appellees.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 6, 1987.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this action, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the amount of $48,000.00 for additional living expenses under the provisions of the insurance policy issued by defendant. Additionally, the court assessed a bad faith statutory penalty of 25 per cent against defendant, pursuant to T.C.A., § 56-7-105.

On October 5, 1982, plaintiffs' home was...

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