Legal Opinion
Ben and Audrey Delancy, as Co-Administrators and on Behalf of Estate of Dr. Herman Delancy v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1991No. 89-8715PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
In this tort action, the representatives of Dr. Herman Delaney’s estate sued St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul), Dr. Delaney’s malpractice liability insurer, for negligent or bad faith failure to settle a suit against Dr. Delaney. The district court granted summary judgment to St. Paul, and the plaintiffs appeal.1 The plaintiffs ask us to hold, under Georgia law, that when a liability insurer knows or in the exercise of ordinary care should know that a suit against its insured could be settled within the policy limits and that its failure to settle will…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bill Clark Herbert Futch Austin Hurst Louis Sliker and William Barrineau v. Coats & Clark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
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