Legal Opinion
Colley v. Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1998No. 46A03-9609-CV-350PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
• STATON, Judge.
Allen and Betty Colley appeal the entry of summary judgment in favor of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group on the Colleys’ complaint of bad faith in Indiana Farmers’ handling of the Colleys’ insurance claim.. On August 22, 1989, the Colleys’ house was destroyed by an explosion and fire. Indiana Farmers denied the Colleys’ claim for insurance, concluding that the explosion was an act of arson committed by the Colleys. 1 The Colleys contend that Indiana Farmers handled their insurance claim in bad faith by concealing its arson investigation while misleading the…
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- Nelson v. JimisonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
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