Legal Opinion
Orma Gale Moore v. United Services Automobile Association, Orma Gale Moore v. United Services Automobile Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1987No. 86-4477, 86-4688PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
The determinative issue presented by this appeal is whether a third party’s claim against an insurer for bad faith refusal to settle is separate and independent from a claim against the insured for damages resulting from an automobile accident. We hold that the district court erred in holding it was and reverse.
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On January 27, 1979, a van driven by Francis Shine struck the rear of a tractor-trailer rig. The truck was stopped on the highway because an uninsured motorist had collided with a bridge and was blocking the roadway. Shine was killed in the crash and Orma Moore, a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Miss. v. CampbellMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. DayMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Weems v. American SEC. Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Tuck v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Sheila Boggs, Now Known as Sheila Mayes v. Nancy Lewis Safeco Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Rebecca Laughlin v. The Prudential Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Greg and Paige Eastus v. Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Elkhart Cooperative Equity Exchange v. DayDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1989
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