MURPHY v. CINCINNATI INS. CO.

No. 84-1152.

772 F.2d 273 (1985)

James D. MURPHY and Rosemary Murphy, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1985.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip K. Yeager, Denenberg, Tuffley, Thorpe, Bocan and Patrick, Southfield, Mich., John Lawson (argued), Southfield, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Toohey (argued), Kiefer, Allen, Cavana & Toohey, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before JONES and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.


KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, the Cincinnati Insurance Company, appealed from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs James and Rosemary Murphy the proceeds of a fire insurance policy and attorney fees incurred as a consequence of defendant's bad faith refusal to pay the plaintiffs' fire loss claim. The policy, which was issued by the Cincinnati Insurance Company, insured plaintiffs' residence in Newport, Michigan, and its contents...

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