Bentley v. North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

PARKER, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment granted in favor of all defendants. On 2 August 1989 plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants Interstate Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. (“Interstate”), Matheson Insurance Agency, Inc., and W.A. Deal. Alleging fire loss under a dwelling policy, plaintiffs claims included (i) bad faith refusal to settle plaintiff’s claim for loss, (ii) negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, and (iii) unfair or deceptive trade practices. Relief prayed for included compensatory damages in the amount of $65,000.00, punitive damages, treble damages,…