· 5/27/1983
Short v. Dairyland Insurance Co.
Citations
- 334 N.W.2d 384
- 1983 Minn. LEXIS 1164
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- tying the duty to an insurer’s assumption of “control of the right of settlement of claims against its insured”
- holding breach occurred where both prongs were satisfied
- holding breach occurred where both prongs were satisfied
- evidence of failure to communicate settlement offer to insured supports finding of bad faith by insurer
- liability in excess of policy controlled by bad-faith requirement in settlement context
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Judges: Yetka, Coyne
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