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BORLAND v. SAFECO INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 1 CA-CIV 7123.

147 Ariz. 195 (1985)

709 P.2d 552

Mary Deborah BORLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Washington corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Review Denied November 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tucker & Jessen by Kenneth L. Tucker, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kunz & Waugh, Ltd. by Donald R. Kunz, Phoenix, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

Safeco Insurance Company of America appeals from a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages awarded against it for an untimely failure to pay a claim. Where the facts are in dispute, we accept the version which favors supporting the verdict. They are as follows:

The plaintiff, Mary Deborah Borland, had a homeowner's policy with Safeco. In the fall of 1980, she received a renewal notice from Safeco. She was dissatisfied...

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