Muller v. Firemen's Fund Insurance

The plaintiff, Ricarda Muller, filed a three-count complaint against her insurer, Firemen’s Fund Insurance Company (Firemen’s), alleging that Firemen’s breached her automobile insurance contract (count I), that she was entitled to extracontractual relief based on Firemen’s vexatious delay in responding to her claim (count ID, and that she was entitled to arbitration of her claim (count III). The trial court directed a verdict in favor of Firemen’s on count II and subsequently ruled on the merits of counts I and III in Firemen’s favor. The trial court denied Muller’s post-trial motion and this…