Legal Opinion
Farmers Group, Inc. v. Trimble
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 10, 1984No. 82SC358PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider whether evidence of intentional conduct is necessary to establish the tort of bad faith breach of an insurance contract. The court of appeals stated in Farmers Group, Inc. v. Trimble, 658 P.2d 1370 (Colo.App.1982), that to prevail on a claim of bad faith breach of an insurance contract, an insured must establish the absence of any reasonable basis for the conduct complained of, and that evidence of intentional or willful conduct, though less than that necessary to prove punitive damages, is required. The court of appeals accordingly…
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