Legal Opinion
Joe Carruba, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Carruba v. Transit Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1971No. 20704PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict denying recovery to plaintiff-appellant, Joe Carruba, administrator of his father’s estate, upon the claim that defendant-appellee, Transit Casualty Company, acted in bad faith in failing to settle an automobile accident claim within the $10,000 limits of his father’s insurance policy. 1 In the state trial arising from the automobile accident, the jury returned a verdict finding Norman Carruba vicariously liable for the negligence of the driver of his vehicle and awarded a judgment against him for $22,000. However, the trial court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Floyd Gene Bridger v. Union Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Sharpe v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Georgia Casualty Company v. MannCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company v. Therion Omer WoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. MarcumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
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3Cited by17 opinions
- George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Donald L. Martin and Judy S. WeemsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Clarksville-Montgomery County School System v. United States Gypsum Company, National Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Paul Leonard Jones, Jr. v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, A.K.A. ConrailCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. James C. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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