Granger v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama

MADDOX, Justice.

This is a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the trial judge to tax the costs against the losing party in a prior appeal. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama v. Granger, 461 So.2d 1320 (Ala.1984).

On that appeal, this Court reversed a judgment in the sum of $500,000 awarded to plaintiff/appellee Roy W. Granger, Jr. against defendant/appellant Blue Cross *1046based on the tort of bad faith failure to pay an insurance claim. In its opinion, this Court discussed at length the underlying facts of the case, and concluded that Gran-ger had not established a case of bad faith and…