Legal Opinion
Smith v. Safeco Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 2003No. 73299-0PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
Petitioners Janice M. and Randal Smith, assignees of the policyholder’s claims against her insurer, seek reversal of a Court of Appeals decision which held as a matter of law Safeco Insurance Co. did not breach its duty of good faith to its policyholder when it refused to disclose her policy limits to a third party claimant before any *482lawsuit was filed against her. This is the companion case to American States Insurance Co. v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc., 150 Wn.2d 462, 78 P.3d 1266 (2003). Both cases require the court to decide whether the insurer’s burden of proof on the summary judgment…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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