Delgado

Plaintiff Antonio V. Delgado appeals from “the order of nonsuit ... in favor of defendant Heritage Life Insurance Company against plaintiff on the issue of punitive damages on the cause of action for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing.” Defendant Heritage Life Insurance Company (Heritage) cross-appeals from the “judgment ... in favor of plaintiff . . . and against defendant Heritage ... on the issue of interpretation of the insurance policy on the count for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing.” That judgment after a trial by jury awarded plaintiff “[djamages undert [s/c] the insurance policy in the amount of $2,236.08 [and] [cjompensatory damages in the amount of $900.00.”

Contentions

Heritage raises the following contentions on appeal:

Mr. Delgado raises the following contentions on appeal:

Facts

On March 29, 1974, John Braca, a salesman for Leo Hoffman Chevrolet Corporation (hereafter Hoffman Chevrolet), sold plaintiff Antonio Delgado a car together with a three-year credit life and disability policy offered by defendant Heritage through Leo Hoffman Insurance Corporation (hereafter Hoffman Insurance). The purpose of that policy was to…