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SAWYER v. FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO.

Nos. 21267, 21296.

619 N.W.2d 644 (2000)

2000 SD 144

Shon SAWYER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa Mutual Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Sanford of Cadwell, Sanford, Deibert & Garry, Sioux Falls, SD, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Mark D. O'Leary, Sioux Falls, SD, Attorney for defendant and appellant.

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Defendant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff, Shon Sawyer (Sawyer). The jury awarded damages for breach of contract, bad faith, and punitive damages to Sawyer arising out of a dispute as to insurance coverage relating to the death of livestock. Farm Bureau also appeals an award of Sawyer's attorney's fees. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

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