WESTERN FIRE INS. CO. v. COPELAND

No. 84-4815.

786 F.2d 649 (1986)

WESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter Defendant-Appellee, v. Alva Sherwood COPELAND, Insured and Mrs. Alva Sherwood Copeland, Insured, and United States Small Business Administration, Defendants/Counter Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.R. McRae, Margaret E. Ellis, Pascagoula, Miss., for defendants/counter claimants-appellants.

Robert H. Pedersen, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff/counter defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, JOHNSON and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Alva Sherwood Copeland and his wife appeal from the district court's judgment arising out of their insurance claim for a loss resulting from damage to their business/residence during Hurricane Frederick. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer, Western Fire, on the Copelands' claim for punitive damages. After a jury verdict on the Copelands' contractual claim, the district court entered judgment that Western Fire...

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