Gruber v. Estate of Marshall

No. 120,513 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS KAI GRUBER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Christopher S. Gruber, on Behalf of the Next-of-Kin of Christopher S. Gruber, Deceased, Appellee/Cross-appellant, v. THE ESTATE OF RONALD MARSHALL, Appellee, and UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT INSURANCE GROUP and UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC., as Manager of USAIG, Appellants/Cross-appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The law imposes several duties upon insurers. In defending and settling claims against its insured, an insurer of a liability policy owes to the insured the duty to…