Legal Opinion
Clearwater v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1990No. CV-89-0175-PRPublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORCORAN, Justice.
We granted review to examine the applicable standard of conduct in a third-party bad faith claim against an insurer for failure to accept a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), and A.R.S. § 12-120.24.
Facts
On August 30, 1980, Alfred B. Clear-water was killed in a traffic accident when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Edward Francis. Francis was insured by petitioner State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and carried liability coverage of $50,000.00. Annette and Alfred…
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