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· 8/7/1979

Scroggins v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Citations

  • 393 N.E.2d 718
  • 74 Ill. App. 3d 1027
  • 30 Ill. Dec. 682
  • 1979 Ill. App. LEXIS 2839

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  • holding that absent statutory or contractual language sanctioning a direct action, an injured third party has no direct action against an insurer for breach of duty to exercise good faith or due care
  • holding that absent statutory or contractual language sanctioning a direct action, an injured third party has no direct action against an insurer for breach of duty to exercise good faith or due care
  • holding that \the rule in Illinois and nearly all jurisdictions\ is that 15 absent express statutory language, an injured third party cannot pursue a direct action against an insurer for breach of duty to exercise good faith
  • holding that \the rule in Illinois and nearly all jurisdictions\ is that 15 absent express statutory language, an injured third party cannot pursue a direct action against an insurer for breach of duty to exercise good faith
  • holding that \the rule in Illinois and nearly all jurisdictions\ is that 15 absent express statutory language, an injured third party cannot pursue a direct action against an insurer for breach of duty to exercise good faith
  • insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing is owed to insured, not to third parties

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Judges: Stamos

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