Hicks v. Alabama Pest Services, Inc.

This case involves allegations of inadequate termite treatment and of misconduct by the treatment company's insurance carriers.

James J. Hicks filed suit in 1982 against Alabama Pest Services, Inc. ("Pest Services"), and John Harvell, owner of Pest Services, contending that the defendants negligently and wantonly treated his house and refused to repair it; that the defendants breached their contract with the plaintiff; that the defendants' conduct was outrageous; and "that the defendants' failure and refusal to settle his claim for damage done to his house constitutes the tort of bad faith."…