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Tenth Circuit· 9/27/1976

Coleman v. Holecek

Citations

  • 542 F.2d 532

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \the duty to settle does not hinge on the existence of a settlement offer from the plaintiff\
  • “the duty to settle does not hinge on the existence of a settlement offer from the plaintiff’
  • unread signed form does not form basis of unilateral contract because there was no meeting of the minds
  • “[T]he duty to settle arises if the carrier would initiate settlement negotiations on its own behalf were its potential liability equal to that of the insured.”

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Judges: Lewis, Liams, McWil, Zirpoli

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