Selkirk Seed Co. v. State Insurance Fund

TROUT, Chief Justice.

Selkirk Seed Company and Selkirk Trucking appeal from the district judge’s dismissal of their claims of negligent adjustment and intentional bad faith against Idaho State Insurance Fund (“SIF”) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted pursuant to I.R.C.P. 12(b)(6).

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1989, Selkirk Seed Company (“Selkirk Seed”) purchased a policy of worker’s compensation insurance from SIF. Selkirk Trucking was established in 1993 and acquired its worker’s compensation coverage from a private insurance carrier, Industrial Indemnity.…