Legal Opinion
Matt v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided October 7, 1991No. Civ. A. C90-0101-L(J)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHNSTONE, District Judge.
This is a diversity jurisdiction case involving a claim against an insurer for bad-faith failure to settle a personal injury tort action for the limits of an automobile liability policy. The case is before the court on motion of the defendant insurer for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The material facts are set out in this opinion. Finding no genuine issues as to these facts and finding that the conduct of defendant does not rise to the level of bad-faith under Kentucky law, the motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 13, 1986,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Curry v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Federal Kemper Insurance Co. v. HornbackKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Big Yank Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Estate Of Kenneth Stewart RiddleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Powell v. Cherokee InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2013
- Hiscox Dedicated Corporate Member Ltd. v. WilsonDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2003
- Gale v. Liberty Bell Agency, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2012
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