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GREEN v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 80-3199.

667 F.2d 22 (1982)

Richard W. GREEN and Nancy L. Green, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted November 9, 1981.

Decided February 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. Franklin Hunsaker, III, Portland, Or., argued, for defendant-appellant; Douglas G. Houser, Portland, Or., on brief.

J. Michael Alexander, Brown, Burt, Swanson & Lathen, P. C., Salem, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CHOY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and PRICE, District Judge.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

A jury awarded the Greens $50,000 general damages and $250,000 punitive damages in a diversity action against State Farm arising out of the insurance company's conduct in dealing with the Greens after they had filed a claim for a fire loss. The appeal presents a number of questions that are controlled by Oregon law.

A barn, which was insured by both State Farm and Travelers, burned under circumstances that suggested the fire had been...

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