American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. G. A. Nichols Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
■ G. A. Nichols Company 1 2 brought this action against The American Fidelity and Casualty Company 2 to recover an amount paid by Nichols in excess of the coverage of two policies of liability insurance issued by the Casualty Company to' Nichols, in satisfaction of a judgment recovered against Nichols by Donald E. Courtney. The cov erage of the policies aggregated $10,000. The action was predicated on the claim that the Casualty Company breached its duty under the policies and acted in bad faith by refusing offers to compromise the Courtney claim for $10,000. Each of the…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Douglas v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1924
- Johnson v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- Forsyth v. Central Foundry Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1940
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