Hettwer v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Idaho

797 P.2d 81 (1990)

118 Idaho 373

James and Tamala HETTWER, Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF IDAHO, dba Farmers Insurance Group, Defendant-Respondent.

No. 17831.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

May 22, 1990.

Dissent on Denial of Rehearing September 25, 1990.

Child & Fisher, Coeur d'Alene, for plaintiffs-appellants. Jeffrey A. Child argued.

Knowlton, Miles & Merica, Lewiston, for defendant-respondent. Kent J. Merica argued.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This case was styled as a bad faith insurance case.

Mr. Hettwer was injured when an automobile he was driving was involved in an accident with an…