BOYD v. UNITED FARM MUT. REINSURANCE CO.

No. 5-90-0848.

596 N.E.2d 1344 (1992)

231 Ill. App.3d 992

173 Ill.Dec. 465

T. Jay BOYD, Terry Boyd, Bill Bass, and Don Boyd, d/b/a Boyd & Bass Orchards, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED FARM MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C., Sterling, for defendant-appellant (John A. Guzzardo, of Counsel).

R. Corydon Finch, Finch & Karraker, P.C., Anna, for plaintiffs-appellees.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs brought suit to recover damages under a policy of crop hail insurance issued by the defendant. Plaintiffs sought damages for the yield reduction resulting from hail damage to a portion of their 1986 apple crop. Plaintiffs also sought statutory damages for defendant's alleged bad faith failure or refusal to settle plaintiffs' insurance claim. The jury found...

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