Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1972PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerg-ax, J.
Recovery in this action on behalf of the insured Louis Porter by his receiver against the insurer Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company rests on a breach of good faith in the performance of its liability insurance contract by the company in managing the defense of liability claims against Porter.
The claimed breach of the implied obligation of the insurer to perform its contract of insurance in good faith rests on its refusal to settle negligence claims against Porter within the policy limits of $20,000.
The refusal, in turn, was based on the insurance company’s assertion the policy had been…
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