Legal Opinion
City of Hobbs v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and Nutmeg Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1998No. 576PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant City of Hobbs sued Nutmeg Insurance Company (Nutmeg) in New Mexico state court alleging bad faith, breach of contract, and unfair claims practices in defense of a federal court damage claim brought earlier under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a supplemental wrongful death claim against Hobbs and Officer Harrison of the Hobbs police force. Nutmeg removed the state court action for bad faith and related claims to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico on diversity grounds.
Following discovery, the federal district court granted Nutmeg’s…
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