Legal Opinion
e Trust Life Ins. Co. v. Estate of Casper
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 29, 2018No. 17SC2, GuarantePublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 In this case, we consider the operation of section 13-20-101, C.R.S. (2017), Colorado's survival statute, and section 10-3-1116(1), C.R.S. (2017), a statutory cause of action for the unreasonable delay or denial of insurance benefits. We also consider the scope of the trial court's authority to enter a final judgment nunc pro tunc . The original plaintiff, Michael Dean Casper, now deceased, received a favorable jury verdict awarding damages for breach of contract, bad-faith breach of insurance contract, and unreasonable delay or denial…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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