Mueller v. Hartford Ins. Co. of Alabama

W. Fritz D. Mueller filed this action against Hartford Insurance Company on May 28, 1982, in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, alleging breach of contract and bad faith refusal to pay an insurance claim. The trial court granted summary judgment on the bad faith claim and certified the judgment as final, pursuant to Rule 54 (b), Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff appeals from that final judgment. We affirm.

On December 4, 1980, a house in Baldwin County owned by Fritz and Helga Mueller was destroyed by fire. The house was insured by Hartford under a policy issued through Ebert…