Legal Opinion
Shearer v. Reed
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1981No. 7PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This is a garnishment proceeding to enforce a judgment recovered in a suit for personal injuries. The jury found that in refusing to offer to settle the suit for an amount within its policy limit, appellant insurance company had not acted in good faith. The only issue we need decide is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We have concluded that the evidence was sufficient, and shall therefore affirm.
The accident that led to this case took place early in the morning of July 2, 1969, outside of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Gerald B. Reed, appellant’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Gedeon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Gray v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Cowden v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Birth Center v. St. Paul Companies, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Dennis Haugh v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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