Legal Opinion
Brighton School District 27J v. Transamerica Premier Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1996No. 94CA1566PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge BRIGGS.
Defendant, Transamerica Premier Insurance Company, n/k/a/ TIG Premier Insurance Company (surety), appeals the judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff, Brighton School District 27J (school district), damages for breach of contract in regard to a surety contract and for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The issues raised on appeal include whether a surety can be liable to the bond obligee for the tort of bad faith. We affirm.
As part of the remodeling of Brighton High School, the school district contracted with Adco Mechanical Contractors, Inc.,…
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