Johnson v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This case is similar to another recent case in that the complaint seeks to assert the tort of bad faith. Findley v. Time Ins. Co., 264 Ark. 647, 573 S.W. 2d 908 (1978). Here the trial court sustained a demurrer to the complaint (except for a consent judgment for $300) and dismissed the action, on the ground that the complaint failed to state facts constituting a cause of action. We affirm.

The complaint alleges that in March, 1975, the plaintiffs signed an offer for the purchase of a house and paid $400 as earnest money. The offer was not accepted, but the real…