State Farm Automobile Insurance Company appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Vera H. Morris. In this action for damages for the tort of outrage, the jury returned a verdict against State Farm awarding Morris $60,000 in punitive damages. The trial court denied State Farm's posttrial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for new trial.
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