TRAVELERS INDEM. CO. v. WETHERBEE

No. 50769.

368 So.2d 829 (1979)

The TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant, v. Carl W. WETHERBEE et ux, Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megehee, Brown & Williams, John M. Kinard, Pascagoula, for defendant/appellant.

C.R. McRae, Pascagoula, for plaintiffs/appellees.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and BOWLING, JJ.


PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Travelers Indemnity Company appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County. The suit was based upon a fire insurance policy purchased by Carl and Lula Bell Wetherbee for coverage on their dwelling, its contents and additional living expenses. The judgment against Travelers resulted from a jury verdict of $50,000, compensatory damages, and $50,000, punitive damages. The agency, Wortman & Mann, which sold...

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