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RICHARDS v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 82-4006.

693 F.2d 502 (1982)

Larry D. RICHARDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd G. Hewitt, Jr., Biloxi, Miss., Harry R. Allen, Gulfport, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

William L. Denton, Donald C. Dornan, Jr., Biloxi, Miss., William C. Walker, Jr., University, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 10, 1983.

PER CURIAM:

Larry Richards filed this diversity suit against Allstate Insurance Company, seeking actual damages for injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident and punitive damages for Allstate's bad-faith refusal to honor his claim for those injuries. The jury returned a verdict of $2,500 in compensatory damages and $750,000 in punitive damages. The district...

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