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· 1/14/1976

Beck v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Citations

  • 54 Cal. App. 3d 347
  • 126 Cal. Rptr. 602
  • 1976 Cal. App. LEXIS 1139

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • sustaining compensatory damage award but voiding punitive damage award because insufficient evidence existed to determine the insurer's intent
  • \Proof of a violation of the duty of good faith and fair dealing does not establish that the defendant acted with the requisite intent\ required for punitive damages
  • they should be granted with the greatest caution

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Judges: Fleming

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