(DOWNLOAD) "Willis v. Midland Risk Insurance Co." by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Willis v. Midland Risk Insurance Co.
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Release Date : January 12, 1994
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 68 KB

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Plaintiff-appellant David Lee Willis (Willis) brought this diversity action against defendant-appellee Midland Risk Insurance Company (Midland) for breach of an insurance contract and for tortious breach by the insurer of its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing with its insured. On the latter claim, Willis sought both actual and punitive damages. The parties agree that Oklahoma law controls. Joint Pretrial Memorandum at 1, App. at 296. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on both the contract and tort claims. Prior to the district court's hearing on the motions, the parties settled the contract claim. The court then granted summary judgment in favor of Midland on the tort claim, thus denying both actual and punitive damages on that claim. Willis has appealed the denial of both actual and punitive damages on the tort claim.