SOUTHERLAND v. ARGONAUT INS. CO.

No. 88CA1488.

794 P.2d 1102 (1990)

Karen SOUTHERLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

June 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Carleo, Colorado Springs, for plaintiff-appellee.

Post & Schell, F. James Gallo, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge DUBOFSKY.

Defendant, Argonaut Insurance Co., appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Karen Southerland, on her claim of breach of defendant's duty of good faith in processing her workmen's compensation claim. The jury returned a verdict of $60,000 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages. We affirm.

On February 26, 1985, while plaintiff was working for defendant's insured, she severely injured her...

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