Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Old Republic Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 17, 1992No. 66166, 66186PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The dispositive issue of first impression presented is whether a workers’ compensation insurance company may be subjected to liability in tort for a wilful, malicious and bad faith refusal to pay an employee’s workers’ compensation award. We assume that a workers’ compensation insurance company may be subjected to liability in tort for a wilful, malicious and bad faith *432refusal to pay an employee’s workers’ compensation award, and we hold that the facts of this case do not support an action for bad faith.1
FACTS
On December 15, 1983, the appellant, Ronald Goodwin…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Christian v. American Home Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Unruh v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- McCorkle v. Great Atlantic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Timmons v. Royal Globe Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Hinson v. CameronSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Colony Insurance Co. v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
- E.G. Thompson and Betty Thompson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Davis v. GHS Health Maintenance Organization, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Walker v. Group Health Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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