Johnson v. First Acceptance Insurance Co.

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

On July 28, 2014, Jimmy L. Johnson, Jr., filed in the Lowndes Circuit Court (“the trial court”) a complaint against First Acceptance Insurance Company, Inc. (“First Acceptance”),1 seeking a judgment declaring that he was entitled to underirisured-motorist (“UIM”) coverage under an insurance contract between Johnson and First Acceptance. In his complaint, Johnson also sought damages on claims of breach of contract and bad-faith failure to pay. First Acceptance answered and denied liability. We note that both parties moved, separately, to dismiss the bad-faith claim,…