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· 2/24/1978

Fred J. Craft, Irene Craft, and Joanne Craft v. Economy Fire & Casualty Company

Citations

  • 572 F.2d 565
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 12453

How courts have described this case

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

  • insured may sue insurer for bad faith handling of his claim for uninsured motorist coverage under Indiana law
  • applying bad faith tort to remedy imbalance in bargaining power
  • “[T]he 6 insurer stands in the shoes of the uninsured motorist with regard to the question of 7 whether the latter was negligent and with regard to his defenses such as contributory 8 negligence” (Emphases added)

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Judges: Castle, Wood, Wyzanski

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