UNITED FIRE INS. CO. v. McCLELLAND

No. 18705.

780 P.2d 193 (1989)

UNITED FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, and United Diversified Corporation, Appellants, v. Kenneth McCLELLAND and Joni McClelland, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vargas & Bartlett and Nicholas F. Frey, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins and M. Kristina Pickering, Reno, for appellants.

Hibbs, Roberts, Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg, Reno, for respondents.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This appeal arose from an action brought against appellants United Fire Insurance Company and its parent, United Diversified Corporation, due to United Fire's refusal to pay Kenneth McClelland's claims for medical treatment. A jury found appellants liable for bad faith and awarded respondents Kenneth and Joni McClelland compensatory and punitive damages.

FACTS

Kenneth received group accident and health insurance as a...

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