POLSELLI v. NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 93-1499.

23 F.3d 747 (1994)

Regina POLSELLI; Rudolph T. Polselli, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bruce Morrison (argued), Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant.

Harry P. Begier, Jr. (argued), Harry P. Begier, Jr., Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for appellee.

Before: GREENBERG, ROTH, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Regina Polselli brought a diversity action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging, inter alia, bad faith on the part of the insurer, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Nationwide), in its handling of her fire loss claim. Following a bench trial, the district court concluded that Nationwide did act in bad faith and awarded Polselli $90,000 in punitive...

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