Davis v. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co.

The defendant, Lewis K. Davis, appeals from a partial summary judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company ("Cotton States") and Shield Insurance Company ("Shield"), on his counterclaim alleging the plaintiffs' bad faith refusal to provide uninsured motorist benefits. We affirm.

The parties entered into the following stipulation of facts, which we set out as a partial statement of the facts of this controversy:

"1. Lewis K. Davis is the father of Kevin Davis.

"2. On July 20, 1990, Lewis K. Davis was the named insured in Cotton States Mutual Insurance…