· 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
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- 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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