Tackett v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
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…
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