Legal Opinion
Barbara Allen as of the Estate of Gregg Geddes Allen, Deceased v. Allstate Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 79-4008PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
The issue on appeal is whether the trial court correctly ruled that no reasonable settlement offer had been made to appellee Allstate. Having so ruled, the trial judge entered a judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict finding Allstate pable for bad faith in refusing to settle a claim against one of Allstate’s insureds. Barbara Allen appeals from this JNOV. Diverse citizenship is the basis of federal jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332; California substantive law controls.
The following facts are not materially disputed. On April 14, 1970, Gregg Allen, the appellant’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Murphy v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Brown v. Guarantee InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Merritt v. Reserve InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Coe v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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