Waite Hill Services, Inc. v. World Class Metal Works, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a plaintiff may not recover double damages for a single loss even if the defendant is liable under two separate theories of recovery
• holding that when technically differing acts cause the same injury, the one satisfaction rule prohibits the plaintiff from recovering the same damages twice
• holding that a plaintiff may not recover double damages for a single loss even if the defendant is liable under two separate theories of recovery
• holding that when technically differing acts cause the same injury, the one satisfaction rule prohibits the plaintiff from recovering the same damages twice
• holding that party may sue and seek damages on alternative theories of liability
• holding that insured was required to elect its theory of recovery when insurer’s policy breach, violation of Insurance Code, and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing caused a single injury—failure to pay policy benefits due

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