Legal Opinion

Tackett v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 10, 1995No. 58, 1994PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, Justice:

This is an appeal from the Superior Court following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs-below, appellants, Billie Tackett (“Mrs. Tackett”) and Truman Tackett, her husband (the “Tacketts”). The Tacketts based their claim on allegations of bad faith in the delayed payment of underinsured motorist coverage under a policy issued by the appellee, State Farm Mutual Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (“State Farm”). The Tack-etts claim error in the Superior Court’s directed verdict on their claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress and in its refusal to submit to…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. ZolinSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Merrill v. Crothall-American, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992

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3Cited by111 opinions

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  2. Dunlap v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2005
  3. In Re Teleglobe Communications Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  4. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. PressmanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  5. Paul v. Deloitte & Touche, LLPSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009

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