BERNHARD v. FARMERS INS. EXCHANGE

No. 92CA1790.

885 P.2d 265 (1994)

Sandra O. BERNHARD, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1994.

Certiorari Granted November 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Firm of Kevin S. Hannon, Kevin S. Hannon, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant.

Hall & Evans, L.L.C., Eugene O. Daniels, Malcolm S. Mead, Denver, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee.

Law Office of Steven Taffet, Steven L. Taffet, Denver, for amicus curiae Colorado Lawyers Ass'n.


Opinion by Judge CRISWELL.

The defendant, Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers), appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict which awarded its insured, plaintiff Sandra O. Bernhard, damages for Farmers' bad faith refusal to settle a personal injury tort claim asserted by third parties against the insured and from the court's post-verdict award of attorney fees to the insured. Farmers argues that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to assess damages that...

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