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FARMERS INS. EXCHANGE v. SHIRLEY

No. 94-166.

958 P.2d 1040 (1998)

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Appellant (Defendant), v. Barbara SHIRLEY and Darol Shirley, Appellees (Plaintiffs).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Sundahl and George E. Powers, Jr.(argued), of Sundahl, Powers, Kapp & Martin, Cheyenne, for Appellant.

P. Richard Meyer (argued) and Robert N. Williams of Meyer & Williams, P.C., Jackson, for Appellees.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN, and LEHMAN, JJ.

THOMAS, Justice.

In this case we analyze our jurisprudential rules relating to punitive damages in light of the due process requirements set forth in BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559, 116 S.Ct. 1589, 134 L.Ed.2d 809 (1996). The jury awarded compensatory damages to Barbara Shirley and Darol Shirley (the Shirleys) in the aggregate amount of $6,400 for the tort of breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing...

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