Farmers Group, Inc. v. Williams

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• holding that the treble damages provision of Colorado's No-Fault Act did not abolish the common law tort of bad faith breach of insurance contract and that the treble damages provision was a cumulative remedy available to an aggrieved claimant
• holding that the treble damages provision of Colorado’s No-Fault Act did not abolish the common law tort of bad faith breach of insurance contract and that the treble damages provision was a cumulative remedy available to an aggrieved claimant
• noting that our purpose is to give effect to the legislative intent
• applying preponderance of evidence standard to treble damages provision under Colorado No Fault Act, Colo.Rev.Stat. § 10-A-708(1)
• relying on Griffin v. S. W. Devanney and Co., 775 P.2d 555, 559 (Colo.1989)
• trial court’s judgment may be defended on any ground supported by the record, so long as the party’s rights are not increased under the judgment

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