CROSSLEY v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

23590

307 S.C. 354 (1992)

415 S.E.2d 393

Clarence A. CROSSLEY, Respondent v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara H. McArthur and C. Mitchell Brown of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Columbia, for appellant.

Otis Allen Jeffcoat of Jeffcoat & Associates, Myrtle Beach, for respondent.


Heard Jan. 21, 1992.

Decided March 2, 1992.

HARWELL, Chief Justice:

This is an action for breach of an insurance contract. The jury awarded respondent Clarence A. Crossley both actual and punitive damages based on its determination that appellant State Farm (State Farm) breached its implied covenant of good faith and acted willfully or in reckless disregard of respondent's rights under the contract. State Farm alleges that the trial judge committed...

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