BUTCHIKAS v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY

No. 47733.

343 So.2d 816 (1976)

Gus George BUTCHIKAS, Petitioner, v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr. and James F. McKenzie of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Graff, Mabie, Rosenbloum & Magie, Pensacola, for petitioner.

A.G. Condon, Jr. of Holsberry, Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, Pensacola, for respondent.


ENGLAND, Justice.

This case is before us to review a divided decision of the First District Court of Appeal, reported at 313 So.2d 101, relative to jury awards for punitive damages and mental anguish in so-called "excess damage" suits against liability insurers. Conflict is demonstrated between the decision below and Campbell v. Government Employees Ins. Co., 306 So.2d 525 (Fla. 1974),...

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