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STATE FARM LLOYDS INC v. POLASEK

No. 04-92-00100-CV.

847 S.W.2d 279 (1992)

STATE FARM LLOYDS, INC., Appellant, v. Robert POLASEK and Shirley Polasek d/b/a R & S Video, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Jenson, David L. Treat, Jones, Kurth & Treat, San Antonio, for appellant.

Scott R. Donaho, Kirk Dockery, Donaho & Dockery, P.C., Floresville, for appellees.

Before PEEPLES, BIERY and GARCIA, JJ.

OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

In this arson and bad faith case State Farm appeals a judgment against it for actual and exemplary damages. In 1990 a fire destroyed the Polaseks' video rental business, which State Farm insured. State Farm denied the Polaseks' insurance claim on the ground that the fire was caused by arson. The Polaseks filed suit, and ultimately a jury found that the Polaseks had not committed arson and that State Farm acted in bad faith because...

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