Legal Opinion

Northwest Pump & Equipment Co. v. American States Insurance

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided October 23, 1996No. 941007023; CA A89666PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*224LANDAU, J.

Defendant petitions for reconsideration of our opinion, 141 Or App 210, 917 P2d 1025 (1996), in which we (1) held that defendant had wrongfully refused to defend plaintiff, its insured, against a claim brought by a third party, (2) held that, as a result, defendant is liable for the amount that plaintiff agreed to pay the third party in settlement of the claim brought by the third party, to the extent that the settlement was reasonable, and (3) remanded for a determination of the reasonableness of the settlement that plaintiff actually negotiated with the third party. Defendant does…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hoffman Construction Co. of Alaska v. Fred S. James & Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Polaroid Corp. v. the Travelers Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Timberline Equipment Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Ledford v. GutoskiOregon Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Georgetown Realty, Inc. v. Home InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Leach v. Scottsdale Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2014
  5. Certain Underwriters v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2010

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