MARISTUEN v. NATIONAL STATES INS. CO.

No. 94-1825.

57 F.3d 673 (1995)

Norma MARISTUEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Henrietta Sougstad, deceased, Appellee, v. NATIONAL STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, a Missouri Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael John Morley, Grand Forks, ND, for appellant.

Jay Hamilton Fiedler, Grand Forks, ND, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Henrietta Sougstad, who died during the pendency of this lawsuit, brought this action against National States Insurance Company after National denied her request for nursing home benefits under an extended care confinement insurance policy. A jury awarded Norma Maristuen, as the representative of Sougstad's estate, contract damages plus prejudgment interest, bad faith damages in the form of litigation expenses, bad faith damages in the form...

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