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McLAUGHLIN v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 93-1428.

30 F.3d 861 (1994)

Bud McLAUGHLIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1994.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Matthews (argued), Robert G. Vann, Enslen, Enslen & Matthews, Hammond, IN, for appellee.

Michael L. Muenich, Albert C. Hand (argued), Nancy Beggs, Michael S. Vass, Hand, Muenich & Wilk, Highland, IN, for appellant.

Before MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and WILL, District Judge.

WILL, District Judge.

In this case, we review a jury's award of compensatory and punitive damages in a breach of insurance contract case. In light of the Indiana Supreme Court's recent discussion of the Indiana punitive damages standards in Erie Ins. Co. v. Hickman, 622 N.E.2d 515 (Ind.1993), and for the reasons articulated below, we reverse the jury's award of punitive damages.

I.

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