GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.
Appellant (Smith) sued appellee (Standard) in 1981 for compensatory and punitive damages resulting from failure to pay a collision loss under Smith's policy with Standard. Smith contends that the court erred in directing a verdict against him on his claim for punitive damages.
At best, Standard's handling of Smith's claim was bungling and arbitrary. In any event, it was sufficiently callous that a jury would be justified in concluding...
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