Clements v. ITT Hartford

¶ 1 This appeal arises from a suit by the personal representative of the estate of Her-chel Dean Clements to recover damages for alleged bad faith by Mr. Clements’ automobile insurer, ITT Hartford. Personal representative contended that ITT Hartford acted in bad faith in delaying payment of uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits to Mr. Clements during his lifetime. There is no dispute that Mr. Clements retained a lawyer who made demand for ITT Hartford to pay damages for ITT Hartford’s alleged bad faith in delaying payment. However, there is also no dispute that Mr. Clements died before…