Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Globe American Casualty Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1984No. 7451PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
Plaintiff (Kraig L. Patterson) sued defendant’s (Globe American Casualty Company) insured for injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Plaintiff allegedly made a claim against defendant’s insured and negotiated with defendant for purposes of settling the claim. Plaintiff further alleged, generally and specifically, that defendant engaged in conduct prohibited by Section 59-11-13(1) of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 59-11-9 to -19 (the Act), and that he was damaged thereby. He prayed for compensatory and punitive damages.
The underlying dispute…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Royal Globe Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Jenkins v. J. C. Penney Casualty Ins.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Chavez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. CompaniesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- A & E Supply Company, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a & E Supply Company, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Hovet v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Morris v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Sam N. Farlow v. Union Central Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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