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JOWERS v. NATIONWIDE INS. CO.

No. 87-8190.

832 F.2d 1246 (1987)

Terrolyn A. JOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing February 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickey, Whelchel, Brown & Readdick, J. Thomas Whelchel, Brunswick, Ga., Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Ronald L. Reid, R. Wayne Thorpe, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John T. McKnight, Brunswick, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case involves the alleged bad faith of an insurer in not timely paying policy benefits under the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, Ga.Code Ann. (O.C.G.A.) § 33-34-6 (1982). After a jury trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of the insured for $703 in compensatory damages, $175.75 in statutory damages,1 $5,000 for attorney's fees...

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