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PARAMOUNT NAT. LIFE INS. CO. v. WILLIAMS

No. C14-87-00297-CV.

772 S.W.2d 255 (1989)

PARAMOUNT NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Frankie WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1989.

Opinion Following Remittitur July 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Gealy, Galveston, for appellant.

Alton C. Todd, Alvin, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, CANNON and ELLIS, JJ.

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellee sued after the denial of two claims and the cancellation of her medical insurance policy. The jury found all issues in her favor, and the trial court entered judgment for actual damages of $48,281.94, exemplary damages of $500,000 and attorney's fees. We modify the judgment to award a twelve percent penalty pursuant to Tex.Ins.Code Ann. art. 3.62 (Vernon 1981). We further order a remittitur of $250,000 in exemplary...

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