Legal Opinion
Davis v. National Pioneer Insurance Company
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 2, 1973No. 45644PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY, Presiding Judge:
Plaintiff, Mary Louise Davis, initiated this action against her liability insurer, the National Pioneer Insurance Company, after a judgment against her for $15,000.00, arising out of an automobile accident. The maximum coverage under her policy was $5,000.00, and she commenced this action for compensatory and punitive damages for unreasonable and bad faith failure by the Company to settle within the policy limits. She also claimed an attorney’s fee for her attorneys’ services in this suit.
After a trial the jury returned a verdict in her favor against the Company for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Zumwalt v. Utilities InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Boling v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- National Mutual Cas. Co. v. BrittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Globe & Republic Insurance Co. of America v. Independent Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Griffin v. BredouwSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Badillo v. Mid Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Buzzard v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Campbell v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1974
- City National Bank & Trust Co. of Oklahoma City v. OwensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Magnum Foods, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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