Indiana Gas Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. LEE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Aetna Casualty and Surety Company’s July 10, 1996 “Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiffs Third Cause of Action Alleging Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, or, alternatively, for Partial Summary Judgment as to Plaintiffs’ Claim for Punitive Damages.” Plaintiffs responded to that motion on July 31, 1996, to which Aetna responded on August 9,1996. For the following reasons, the motion for summary judgment will be denied.

Factual Background

Believing that long-standing coal…