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PATRICK v. MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.

Docket No. A042902.

217 Cal.App.3d 1566 (1990)

267 Cal. Rptr. 24

FARRIS PATRICK, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

February 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael J. Brady, Heather A. McKee, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner & Kane, Thomas H. Sloan, Julia A. Molander and Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon for Defendant and Appellant.

Walter H. Walker III for Plaintiff and Respondent.

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

OPINION

PETERSON, J.

Appellant Maryland Casualty Company challenges a judgment, in an action for bad faith handling of an insurance claim, assessing compensatory damages of $461,239 and punitive damages of $250,000 against it. In the published portions of this opinion, we conclude that the jury should have been instructed to consider the comparative...

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