Legal Opinion
HENSLEY v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY CO.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 20, 2017No. 112,417PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmondson, J.
¶ 1 Douglas bought real property by a contract for deed. The seller of the property was the named insured on an insurance policy. After the property was damaged Douglas brought an action in the District Court against the insurer. We hold Douglas’ equitable title to the. property arising from the contract for deed is insufficient by itself to confer upon him a policy-created right of insurer’s duty of good faith created by the insurance contract when Douglas is not expressly named in the policy as a lienholder, insured, loss payee, or third party beneficiary, or when the contract for deed is…
2Cases cited84 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Christian v. American Home Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Badillo v. Mid Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Catskill Development, L.L.C. v. Park Place Entertainment Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Uptegraft v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- BEASON v. I. E. MILLER SERVICES, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2019
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