Legal Opinion

Kutz v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 23, 2008No. 105,562PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Presiding Judge.

T1 Plaintiffs/Appellants June and John Kutz 1 appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of Defendants/Appellees State Farm Fire & Casualty Company and Jon Giddings (Agent)2 The Kutzes sued State Farm and Agent for bad faith breach of contract after State Farm failed to defend John Kutz or pay his claim for liability for an auto accident because the policy insuring the vehicle had been canceled before the claimed loss occurred. The Kutzes asserted State Farm and Agent failed to notify them the policy was being canceled, and the Kutzes asserted Agent was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Swickey v. Silvey CompaniesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
  2. Brown v. Alliance Real Estate GroupSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  3. Vance v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  4. Wells Fargo Business Credit v. Ben Kozloff, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Dorothy Jane Simpson v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Schlanger Insurance Trust v. John Hancock Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2012
  2. Carolyn Wooten v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company; Nerissa Berry Insurance Agency, LLC; and Nerissa Berry, an individualDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2026
  3. Curtis Classen, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, et al.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2026
  4. Diana Satterlee v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Company; and Monica Baker Agency, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2026
  5. Dusty L. Dye and Rebecca H. Dye v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company and Jimmy Willis Insurance Services, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2026

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