Legal Opinion
Young v. American Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 15, 1969No. 540, Docket 33197PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs, Trustees in Bankruptcy of Robert S. Quigley and Billy B. Walker, brought this diversity action to recover damages for defendant’s refusal, allegedly in bad faith, to settle within the limits of a $20,000 liability insurance policy issued by defendant, American Casualty Company, a personal injury action brought against Quigley and Walker in their capacity as owners of the York Laundromat. After trial before a jury American was found liable and damages of $70,330.25 were awarded.1 American appeals on the grounds that it could not be found to have refused in bad…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kerr Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Melville Harris, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Leonard Massello and William Massello v. Standard Accident and Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Marion J. Brown and Allen Brown v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Henegan v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Bates v. Merchants Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1967
3Cited by46 opinions
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- Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Bohemia, Inc. v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Powell v. Prudential Property & Cas. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- James Cissell, Trustee v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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