Maryland Casualty Co. v. Elmira Coal Co.

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an action at law brought by ap-pellee, as plaintiff, to recover damages for the alleged bad faith of the appellant in failing and refusing to settle certain claims for damages suffered by one of appellee’s employees. The parties will be referred to as they appeared below.

Defendant issued to plaintiff an employer’s liability or indemnity policy, covering, in a limited amount, damages to plaintiff’s employees during a period of one year from February 25, 1925. During the year following the execution of the poliey, one Joe Thompson, employed by plaintiff in its…