Mello v. General Insurance Co. of America

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Mary Mello (Mello), from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendant, General Insurance Company of America (General Insurance). The trial justice granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that an insured’s bad-faith claim against its insurer is unassignable.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. The plaintiff was struck and injured by an automobile while on the premises of Red Bridge Car Wash (Red Bridge) on February 12, 1974. At the time of the incident, Red Bridge was insured by…