Legal Opinion

Guarantee Abstract & Title Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 1, 1980No. 51,199PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This case arose out of Ford v. Guarantee Abstract & Title Co., 220 Kan. 244, 553 P.2d 254 (1976). Guarantee (appellee and cross-appellant) sued Interstate (appellant and cross-appellee) to recover the judgments and expenses assessed against it in Ford. Guarantee alleges the errors and omissions indorsement on Guarantee’s liability insurance policy issued by Interstate covers punitive damages. Guarantee also alleges Interstate was guilty of bad faith and negligence in the defense of Guarantee in Ford. The trial court found for Guarantee on the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Bollinger v. NussSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
  3. Ford v. Guarantee Abstract & Title Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. Forrester Ex Rel. Forrester v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
  5. Guardianship of the Person & Estate of Smith v. Merchants Mutual Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1973

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Glenn v. FlemingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
  2. Guarantee Abstract & Title Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  3. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance v. International Playtex, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1989
  4. Ettus v. Orkin Exterminating Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1983
  5. Campbell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1992

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