Legal Opinion
Reid v. Ruffin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1983No. 83 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ZAPPALA, Justice.
The issue raised on this appeal is whether a reinsurer may be held liable for a judgment in excess of the policy limits where the original insurer is found to have engaged in a bad faith refusal to settle a claim against its insured.
On July 24, 1972, Durant Reid (Appellant) was injured when his car was struck at an intersection by a car driven by Carrington Ruffin. Ruffin was insured by Granite Mutual Insurance Company under a liability policy in the amount of $10,000. Granite had entered into a contract of reinsurance with Security Mutual Insurance Company (Appellee)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gray v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Cowden v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Goodrich & Hick's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Schuylkill Products, Inc. v. H. Rupert & Sons, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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- Gaffer Insurance v. Discover Reinsurance Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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