Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 22, 1993No. 1-92-0064PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greiman
Casey Stevenson (plaintiff), assignee of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company’s insured, appeals from a finding for State Farm in an action where it was alleged that State Farm acted in bad faith in connection with the settlement of an underlying action for personal injury between plaintiff and August Samkow (insured).
In a bench trial, the court found for State Farm at the close of plaintiffs case on a motion pursuant to section 2 — 1110 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1110.
The primary issue in this case is the course of conduct required of State…
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- Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeppersIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Thornton v. PaulIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Kokinis v. KotrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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- Browning v. Heritage Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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