Farmers Group, Inc. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
We granted certiorari to review Williams v. Farmers Insurance Group, Inc., 781 P.2d 156 (Colo.App.1989), which held that section 10-4-708(1), 4A C.R.S. (1987 & 1990 Supp.), did not provide the exclusive remedy against automobile insurers that refuse to pay benefits in bad faith, and that the burden of proving willful and wanton conduct under section 10-4-708(1) was by a preponderance of the evidence. We affirm.
On October 26, 1980, Rodney Williams and his common-law wife, Jo Maria Gate-wood-Williams, were injured when a rock fell on their car during a snowstorm on Guanella Pass, Colorado.…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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