International Indemnity Co. v. Woods

Banke, Chief Judge.

This case began in 1982 as an action by the appellant insurance company for a declaratory judgment to determine its liability for payment of optional no-fault survivor’s benefits to the appellee, under a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued to her deceased husband. The appellee counterclaimed to recover optional benefits in the amount of $45,000, as well as to recover a bad-faith penalty, punitive damages, and attorney fees. She was awarded summary judgment on the issue of the appellant’s liability for the optional benefits, and that judgment was affirmed by…