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AUSTERO v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INS. CO.

Docket No. 23779.

132 Cal.App.3d 408 (1982)

182 Cal. Rptr. 919

JULIUS S. AUSTERO et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

May 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Rutan & Tucker, Garvin L. Shallenberger, Ira G. Rivin and Patricia L. Stearns for Defendant and Appellant.

Herbert Hafif and Wayne J. Austero for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

KAUFMAN, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment, after retrial, awarding compensatory and punitive damages against it for bad faith failure to pay plaintiffs' claims under two insurance policies.1 Defendant does not challenge the damages awarded to compensate plaintiffs for the benefits they should have received under the policies (approximately $24,678), but do claim error in the award of $25,000...

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