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DILLON v. GENERAL CAS. CO. OF WISCONSIN

No. 91-2449.

975 F.2d 522 (1992)

R.L. DILLON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Reinschmidt, Sioux City, Iowa (Stanley E. Munger, on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Jack W. Rogers, West Des Moines, Iowa, for defendant-appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Ron Dillon appeals the district court's1 grant of judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict of $50,000 compensatory and $450,000 punitive damages against General Casualty Company of Wisconsin for negligent misrepresentation in settling a prior lawsuit. The district court held that, under Iowa law, emotional distress damages are not recoverable for this claim and Dillon failed to prove the malice necessary to support the award...

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