Legal Opinion
Insurance Company of North America v. The Medical Protective Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1985No. 83-2082PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Medical Protective Company (Medical Protective) appeals from a judgment entered August 5, 1983 in the District of Kansas, Dale E. Saffels, District Judge, in favor of Insurance Company of North America (INA), holding that Medical Protective, as the primary insurer of one Dr. Peter Torbey, had acted negligently and in bad faith in failing to settle within its policy limits a medical malpractice claim which had been asserted against Dr. Torbey. As a result, the court awarded INA, the excess insurer of Dr. Torbey, $323,121.90, the sum it was required to pay in order to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Brown v. Guarantee InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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- Cunha v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Bollinger v. NussSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
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