Legal Opinion
Besel v. Viking Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 27, 2001No. 16669-4-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, C.J.
Mark Ralston, the insured of Viking Insurance Company (Viking), crashed his truck while driving under the influence of alcohol and injured his passenger Robert Besel. Mr. Besel asked Viking several times to pay Mr. Ralston’s policy limit. Viking did not respond consistently to Mr. Besel’s letters and calls, it did not move promptly to investigate and settle his claim, it did not communicate with Mr. Ralston regarding Mr. Besel’s claim prior to litigation, and it lost Mr. Besel’s claim file.
Mr. Besel filed suit against Mr. Ralston, who eventually consented to a $175,000 judgment against him in…
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