Johnson v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

RICHARD L. HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

Billy F. Johnson filed a multi-count complaint against St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul) and Baptist Medical Center-Montclair (BMCM). •

Johnson alleged in his complaint that St. Paul, the workers’ compensation carrier for his employer, had failed to pay medical and surgical expenses arising from his on-the-job injury. Count One of the complaint alleged bad faith on the part of St. Paul in refusing to pay these medical expenses. Count Two of the complaint alleged intentional infliction of mental distress by outrageous conduct on the…