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BASS v. CALIFORNIA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 07-CA-59403.

581 So.2d 1087 (1991)

Donna L. BASS v. CALIFORNIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Patrick Caldwell, Riley Ford Caldwell & Cork, Tupelo, for appellant.

Thomas A. Wicker, Holland Ray & Upchurch, Tupelo, for appellees.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and SULLIVAN and PITTMAN, JJ.

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

Donna Bass instituted this action in the Circuit Court of Lee County for the wrongful and "bad faith" denial of health insurance benefits. At the trial of this matter, the circuit court granted Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.'s, ("VPA's"), motion for a directed verdict ruling that VPA had no duty of good faith and fair dealing to the insured, Donna Bass. Finding that the judgment of the trial court was erroneous, we reverse...

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