Haddick v. Valor Insurance

Docket No. 90226–Agenda 28–March 2001.

ELLA HADDICK, Special Adm’r of the Estate of James Griffith, Appellee, v. VALOR INSURANCE, Appellant.

Opinion filed November 21, 2001.

The issue in this case is at what point in time does an insurance provider’s duty to settle arise. Plaintiff, Ella Haddick, as the special administrator of the estate of James Griffith, filed a single-count complaint against defendant, Valor Insurance, alleging that defendant acted in bad faith by failing to settle a claim against its policyholder within the policy limits. The trial court granted defendant’s section 2–615…