STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. GUTIERREZ

No. 45A03-0408-CV-368.

844 N.E.2d 572 (2006)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and Michael Cancel, Appellants-Defendants, v. Francisco GUTIERREZ, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

March 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl L. Mulvaney, Nana Quay-Smith, Candace L. Sage, Bingham McHale, Indianapolis, Richard M. Davis, Jack A. Kramer, Kevin G. Kerr, Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, Valparaiso, Robert D. Brown, Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, Merrillville, for Appellants.

Beth L. Brown, Timothy F. Kelly & Associates, Dyer, for Appellee.


OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Francisco Gutierrez filed a complaint alleging negligence against Michael Cancel and bad faith and breach of contract against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm"). A jury found in favor of Gutierrez and returned verdicts against Cancel in the amount of $160,000 and against State Farm in the amount of $17,221.31 for breach of contract, $350,000 for bad faith, and $500,000 in punitive...

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