Legal Opinion
Wickswat v. Safeco Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 14, 1995No. 34416-1-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
This case arises out of an insurance contract dispute between Paul Wickswat and Safeco Insurance Company. Safeco denied coverage for Wickswat’s $200,000 theft claim, asserting that the theft had not occurred and that Wickswat had misrepresented and/or concealed facts material to the claim. Wickswat sued for breach of contract, bad faith handling of an insurance claim, and violation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). A jury found in Safeco’s favor on the breach of contract claim and did not reach the other claims. Wicks-wat appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) giving the jury…
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