Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

These two cases were consolidated. Both present the issue whether a third party claimant may sue an insurer directly for breach of the insurer's duty of good faith. To fully address that question, the portion of Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company which involves Walker, the third party claimant, is consolidated with Johnson v. Public Employees Mutual Insurance Company and analyzed in part II.

That portion of Tank v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company which involves an insured's claims against his insurer for breach of duty of good faith is addressed in part I.

I

The case involving Tank…