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001206P.pdf   12/06/2000  Daniel Athey  v.  Farmers Insurance
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-1206
   District of South Dakota   
   Civil case - Insurance. District court did not abuse its discretion 
   in denying insurer's motion to bifurcate breach of contract and 
   bad faith refusal to pay claims; evidence that insurer tried to 
   condition settlement of breach of contract claim on release of 
   bad faith claims was admissible under South Dakota law as 
   evidence of bad faith; jury verdicts for plaintiff were supported 
   by the evidence.