Brown v. Candelora

McEWEN, President Judge:.

This Court has not previously addressed the issue presented by this appeal, specifically, whether a plaintiff who has recovered a judgment against an insured tortfeasor may, without obtaining an assignment from the *106insured, institute a garnishment action against the tortfeasor’s insurer based on claims of bad faith and breach of contract seeking sums in excess of the coverages provided by the terms of the policy. After a careful study of the arguments presented by the parties, we affirm the order entered by the distinguished Judge Norman Ackerman which directed the…