Legal Opinion
Harrod v. Meridian Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 18, 1964PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
The question to be resolved in this appeal is whether the insurer, under the facts presented, was guilty of bad faith in not settling a claim against its insured and thereby became liable for the amount of a judgment in excess of the limits of a policy issued by it.
On August 30, 1960, in Shelby County a collision occurred between the automobiles of Charles M. Drury and Walter Coy Har-rod. Both persons were killed in this accident. Drury at that time had an automobile liability insurance policy with appellee, Meridian Mutual Insurance Company, herein referred to as “Meridian,”…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Georgia Casualty Company v. MannCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Johnson v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1936
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company v. Therion Omer WoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- American Surety Co. of New York v. J. F. Schneider & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Medley v. CanadyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. MarcumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Joe Carruba, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Carruba v. Transit Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Tabben v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1966
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