Legal Opinion

Gooch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1999No. 49A02-9806-CV-479PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBB, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant-plaintiff, Kimberly Gooch (“Gooch”), appeals the trial court’s order entering summary judgment in favor of Appel-lee-defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). We reverse.

Issues

Gooch presents two issues for our review. 1 We find the following dispositive:

I. Whether the trial court erred when it entered summary judgment against Gooch and in favor of State Farm on Gooch’s bad faith claim.

Facts and Procedural History

The facts most favorable to the judgment show that on September 9, 1990, Gooch, a native of Indiana, was in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  2. Stephenson v. LedbetterIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Palmer v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Reed v. LuznyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Fred J. Craft, Irene Craft, and Joanne Craft v. Economy Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978

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