Mutual Service Casualty Insurance v. Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Ronald and Phyllis Henderson (“the Hendersons”) appeal the district court’s summary judgment order dismissing their bad faith claim against Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company (“MSC”). They also appeal the court’s denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law on their breach of contract claim.
While we find no error with respect to the Hendersons’s “normal” bad faith claim, the district court erred in dismissing the Henderson’s “abnormal” bad faith claim. Thus, we reverse the district court’s summary judgment ruling on bad faith and remand for further…
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