GEICO General Insurance Co. v. Harvey

The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the insurer’s motion for directed verdict on the insured’s bad faith claim. We find that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to show the insurer acted in bad faith in failing to settle the claim of the decedent’s estate against the insured. The evidence, taken in a light most favorable to the insured as the nonmoving party, showed that the insurer unconditionally tendered the estate the policy limits nine days after the accident, the insurer notified the insured that the estate wanted a statement seventeen…