Wooley v. Shewbart
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
These consolidated appeals respectively present questions concerning the scope of the tort of outrageous conduct arising out of a workmen's compensation insurance carrier's refusal to pay benefits, and the tort of bad faith failure of the carrier to pay benefits allegedly due under the workmen's compensation policy.
FACTS
Carolyn Wooley filed a complaint against her former employer (who operated a bar known as "Stagger Lee's"); her former employer's insurance carrier, Continental Casualty Company (hereinafter "Continental"); and Continental claims adjusters V.A. Shewbart and Sharon Stevens.1 In…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lowman v. Piedmont Exec. Shirt Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Garvin v. ShewbartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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