GURULE v. ILLINOIS MUT. LIFE AND CAS. CO.

No. CV-86-0488-PR.

152 Ariz. 600 (1987)

734 P.2d 85

Ramon GURULE and Maria Gurule, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. ILLINOIS MUTUAL LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Reconsideration Denied April 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langerman, Begam, Lewis and Marks, Phoenix, by Amy G. Langerman for plaintiffs/appellees.

Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess & Henderson, Phoenix, by Richard A. Segal, Brian Holohan, for defendant/appellant.


FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Ramon Gurule (Gurule) sued defendant Illinois Mutual Life and Casualty Company (Illinois Mutual) for breach of contract and the tort of "bad faith." A jury awarded Gurule $25,506.54 in contract damages, $90,000 in compensatory tort damages, and $384,493.46 in punitive damages. Illinois Mutual appealed the bad faith claim, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict...

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