Legal Opinion

Blakely v. USAA Casualty Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 22, 2012No. 11-4218UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Bobby R. Baldock, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Alan and Colelyn Blakely experienced a fire in their Utah home’s basement in 2002. Their house was insured by Defendant USAA Casualty Insurance Company. After becoming dissatisfied with Defendant’s handling of the case, Plaintiffs sued Defendant on a number of theories. After six years of litigation and a trip to this Court last year, only one of Plaintiffs’ causes of action remains at issue — a claim for breach of the contractual duty of good faith and fair dealing. The district court granted Defendant summary judgment on this…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Cortez v. McCauleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  3. Richison v. Ernest Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  4. Beck v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Wells v. Colorado Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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