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PAIZ v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 20446.

880 P.2d 300 (1994)

118 N.M. 203

Ronald PAIZ and Bernadine Paiz, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Cross-Appellants, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, and Robert Ellsworth, Defendants-Appellants, and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Stratvert, Torgerson & Schlenker, P.A., Alice Tomlinson Lorenz, Nancy Augustus, Albuquerque, for appellants and cross-appellees.

The Branch Law Firm, Turner W. Branch, Brian K. Branch, Arthur Solon, Albuquerque, for appellees and cross-appellants.

Sager, Curran, Sturges & Tepper, P.C., C. Kristine Osnes, Albuquerque, for amicus curiae, Defense Lawyers Ass'n.

OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.

Ronald and Bernadine Paiz ("the Paizes" or "Plaintiffs") sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and Robert Ellsworth, the agent through whom they purchased a policy of hazard insurance from State Farm ("Defendants"), on several claims arising from State Farm's denial of payment for damage to a building destroyed by fire. The Paizes won a jury verdict of $380,000 in compensatory damages against both Defendants...

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