Deaton v. Allstate Insurance Co.

HAYES, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Kenton Circuit Court, Honorable James J. Gillieee, Judge, granting the appellee’s motion for summary judgment. The appellants filed suit against Allstate alleging that the appellee exercised “bad faith” in the handling of their claim under their uninsured motorist coverage.

Pamela and Geralyn Deaton, daughters of Keith and Barbara Deaton, were passengers in an auto involved in an accident on December 5, 1973. The automobile, driven by and apparently owned by Jacqueline Ashbury, ran off the highway and struck a tree, killing Pamela and…