Jordan v. National Grange Mutual Insurance

McHUGH, Justice:

This appeal presents a novel issue which is a variation of an issue in Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cos., 177 W.Va. 323, 352 S.E.2d 73 (1986), specifically, whether an insured may recover reasonable attorney’s fees from his or her own insurer which are necessarily incurred to reach a settlement of an action on an insurance policy claim. We set forth in this opinion the guidelines for the recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees in the context of a settlement with one’s own insurer. Disagreeing with the ruling of the Circuit Court of Boone County, West Virginia, which…