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JESSEN v. NATIONAL EXCESS INS. CO.

No. 17197.

776 P.2d 1244 (1989)

108 N.M. 625

Larry JESSEN and Michael McCoun, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NATIONAL EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, and Ruth K. Corbett, Individually, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf, W.R. Logan, Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.

Roy A. Anuskewicz, Jr., Turner W. Branch, Albuquerque, for plaintiffs-appellees.

OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, Larry Jessen and Michael McCoun sued National Excess Insurance Company (National) for breach of contract and bad faith failure to pay a first-party claim. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Jessen and McCoun, awarding $25,000 compensatory and $75,000 punitive damages against National. The trial court awarded attorney fees and costs to Jessen and McCoun. National appeals. We affirm....

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