Legal Opinion
Charles E. Steele, Individually and as Guardian of the Estate of Charles E. Steele, Jr. v. The Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 11, 1986No. 85-2017PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The common law of Illinois makes it a civil wrong for a liability insurer to refuse, in bad faith,- to settle litigation against the insured, thereby exposing the insured to a judgment in excess of the policy limits. See, e.g., Scroggins v. Allstate Insurance Co., 74 Ill.App.3d 1027, 1029-30, 30 Ill.Dec. 682, 684-85, 393 N.E.2d 718, 720-21 (1979); Phelan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 114 Ill. App.3d 96, 102-03, 69 Ill.Dec. 861, 864-65, 448 N.E.2d 579, 582-83 (1983); see generally 7C Appleman, Insurance Law and Practice § 4711 (Berdal ed. 1979). We must…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Piper Aircraft Corporation v. Wag-Aero, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Scroggins v. Allstate Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Dial v. City of O'FallonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Browning v. Heritage Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Matao C. Yokeno v. Ramon C. MafnasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Harbor Insurance Company v. Continental Bank CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Richard W. Barber, Personal Representative of the Estate of Barbara W. Reese, Deceased v. John J. Ruth and Lucille A. RuthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Harbor Insurance v. Continental Bank Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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