Kiner v. Reliance Insurance Co.

LARSON, Justice.

When the workers' compensation carrier for Ronald Kiner’s employer denied Kiner’s workers’ compensation claim, Kiner sued it for bad-faith failure to pay and for slander. He recovered substantial verdicts on both theories, but the district court ordered a new trial on his bad-faith claim and a remit-titur on his 1 claim for slander. Kiner appealed, and ■ Reliance cross-appealed. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand on the appeal and affirm on the cross-appeal.

In 1970, Kiner fell while on the job as a carpenter, injuring his back. Reliance Insurance Company, the…