McLEOD v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

No. 89-02586.

573 So.2d 864 (1990)

Robert McLEOD, Individually and As Personal Representative of the Estate of Monzelle Kay McLeod, Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh N. Smith and David S. Nelson of Smith & Fuller, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Michael M. Bell of Hannah, Marsee, Beik & Voght, Orlando, for appellee.

Gary Gerrard of Haddad, Josephs & Jack, Coral Gables, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae.


PATTERSON, Judge.

Robert McLeod brought a first-party bad faith action under section 624.155, Florida Statutes (1985), against his insurance company, Continental, after Continental refused to settle McLeod's underinsured motorist claim. Finding that Continental acted in bad faith, the jury awarded McLeod $100,000 in damages. On appeal, McLeod argues that the trial court gave the jury incorrect instructions for measuring...

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