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STATE FARM LLOYDS v. NICOLAU

No. 94-0287.

951 S.W.2d 444 (1997)

STATE FARM LLOYDS, Petitioner, v. Ioan and Liana NICOLAU, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 9, 1997.

Rehearing Overruled October 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Dodson, Corpus Christi, for petitioner.

Savannah Robinson, Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, Stacy L. Keaton, Houston, for respondents.

SPECTOR, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CORNYN, ENOCH, BAKER and ABBOTT, Justices, join.

This cause presents several questions about an insurer's liability for extracontractual damages. The court of appeals upheld jury findings of bad faith and malice, allowing the insureds to recover both mental anguish and exemplary damages. 869 S.W.2d 543. We agree that some evidence supports the jury's finding that the...

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