Gunny v. Allstate Insurance

OPINION

Robert Gregory Gunny (Greg) was seriously injured in a water-skiing accident by the propeller of a boat that belonged to his father, Robert Ralph Gunny (Ralph). Greg filed a claim against Ralph’s insurance company, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), requesting compensation for his injuries. Because Allstate delayed compensating Greg, he filed another complaint against Allstate in which he alleged bad faith. The district court granted Allstate’s motion for summary judgment, finding that a contractual relationship must exist to support a bad faith claim. On appeal, Greg asserts that:…