Weems v. American SEC. Ins. Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• when Supreme Court reverses and remands for a new trial, the case is to be tried de novo on all issues
• \[C]lerical error or honest mistake\ constitutes a defense to imposition of punitive damages \though objectively speaking the insurer has no arguable reason for failure to honor a just claim.\
• an appeal brings before the Court only that which is expressly assigned as error
• rule which permits assessment of punitive damages is the same in bad faith refusal cases as in any other case where defendant acted with malice or gross negligence or reckless disregard of others' rights
• an appeal brings before the Court only that which is expressly assigned as error

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Cited by

62 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• West v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-01-13· cited 257×
• Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. Berry
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-02-15· cited 197×
• Andrew Jackson Life Ins. Co. v. Williams
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-07-25· cited 186×
• Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Cook
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2002-12-05· cited 129×
• Universal Life Ins. Co. v. Veasley
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-31· cited 121×
• C & C TRUCKING CO. v. Smith
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-17· cited 109×
• Hall v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-02-09· cited 91×
• Royal Oil Co., Inc. v. Wells
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-08-13· cited 91×
• McCullough v. Golden Rule Insurance Co.
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1990-04-05· cited 90×
• Omnibank of Mantee v. United Southern Bank
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-07-29· cited 86×
• Strickland v. Rossini
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-11-13· cited 83×
• Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Day
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 82×
• Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Estate of Wesson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-11-12· cited 73×
• Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. Foster
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-07-27· cited 73×
• Caldwell v. Alfa Ins. Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-12-19· cited 65×
• Pioneer Life Ins. Co. of Illinois v. Moss
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-09-30· cited 65×
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Inc. v. Maas
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-12-09· cited 53×
• Murphree v. Federal Ins. Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-04-10· cited 46×
• Walker v. Brown
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-01-07· cited 39×
• Hurst v. Southwest Miss. Legal Services Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-10· cited 39×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Standard Life Ins. Co. of Indiana v. Veal
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1977-11-09· cited 182×
• State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Simpson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-08-14· cited 121×
• Reserve Life Ins. Co. v. McGee
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-12-14· cited 69×
• Consolidated Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Toche
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1982-02-03· cited 63×
• Travelers Indem. Co. v. Wetherbee
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1979-03-14· cited 61×
• Unnamed case
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-08-30· cited 51×
• Gardner v. Jones
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-02-20· cited 49×
• National Life and Acc. Ins. Co. v. Miller
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-11-13· cited 46×
• Bellefonte Ins. Co. v. Griffin
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1978-04-26· cited 45×
• Seals v. St. Regis Paper Company
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1970-05-25· cited 43×
• TG Blackwell Chevrolet Co. v. Eshee
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1972-04-25· cited 43×
• Weems v. American SEC. Ins. Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-05-02· cited 42×
• Snowden v. Osborne
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1972-11-27· cited 40×
• Franklin Savings Institution v. Central Mutual Fire Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1876-01-04· cited 32×
• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Associates Capital Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1975-05-25· cited 26×
• Lititz Mutual Ins. Co. v. MILLER
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1951-01-15· cited 20×
• Statham v. Blaine
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1958-12-01· cited 11×
• Foote v. Hartford Fire Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1876-01-04· cited 11×
• Miller v. Watson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-04-10· cited 9×
• Maryland Casualty Company v. Legg
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1971-05-10· cited 9×

Other cases named Weems v. American SEC. Ins. Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Weems v. American SEC. Ins. Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-05-02· cited 42×