Fidelity and Cas. Co. of New York v. Cope
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
444 So.2d 1041 (1984)
FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Appellant,
v.
James L. COPE, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Anna L. Cope, Deceased, Appellee.
No. 82-1706.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
January 20, 1984.
Jonathan L. Alpert of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.
Robert W. Holman of Hammond & Holman, Pinellas Park, and G. Robert Schultz of St. Petersburg, for appellee.
OTT, Chief Judge.
The trial court found that appellant had acted in bad faith by failing to settle a claim made against its insured. Judgment in…
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