Legal Opinion
Singh v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1993No. S-4549, S-4550PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves the grant of attorney’s fees to a civil rights litigant pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The underlying civil rights and defamation causes of action arose out of the handling of Mathra Singh’s third-party insurance claim by State Farm Insurance Co. and Wayne Dillon, a State Farm senior claims specialist.
FACTS & PROCEEDINGS
Mathra Singh is a 67-year-old man who was born and raised in Delhi, India and is a member of the Sikh religion. Singh moved to Anchorage in 1986. In 1988, he and his son began driving a taxi for Yellow Cab.
On September 30,…
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