Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 3, 1997No. 87550PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Vice Chief Justice:
¶ 1 Plaintiff Joyce Carlene Oliver has a claim pending against her insurer for bad faith in the handling of her alleged loss under her uninsured motorist policy. She has named three other parties as defendants, claiming all are responsible as members of the Farmers Insurance Group. The order appealed grants summary judgment to two of the four defendants as being improper parties. 1 The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. On certiorari we reverse and remand.
¶2 Plaintiffs original suit was against Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. for uninsured motorist benefits and bad…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Flanders v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Stuckey v. Young Exploration Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
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- Seitsinger v. Dockum Pontiac Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
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