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MORGAN v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 94-151.

534 N.W.2d 92 (1995)

John Jay MORGAN, Kathleen Morgan and Penny Hill Kapinski, Appellees, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, State of Iowa ex rel. Civil Reparations Trust Fund, 99AG68645, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Haag of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, Des Moines, for appellant.

James E. Shipman and Chad M. VonKampen of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, L.L.P., Cedar Rapids, and John H. Ehrhard, Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Craig Kelinson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Richard E. Mull, Asst. Atty. Gen., for intervenor State.

Randy V. Hefner of Van Werden, Hulse & Hefner, Adel, and William J. Bribriesco, Bettendorf, for amicus curiae Iowa Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, SNELL, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over an insurer's responsibility to pay uninsured motorist benefits. The insureds brought suit alleging breach of contract and bad faith denial of their claim. The jury found the insurer failed to pay the benefits in bad faith and determined the amount of compensatory and punitive damages. The trial court entered judgment on the jury's verdict. The insurer appeals and the insured cross-appeals. The State of Iowa, on...

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