State v. Bew

How courts have described this case

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

• release of insured from liability after default judgment did not nullify the basis for assignment of insured’s cause of action against insurer
• recognized as intended beneficiaries, injured travelers may recover against insurance agent who failed to obtain coverage
• insurance broker may be liable on contract theory for dereliction in obtaining coverage at limits requested by insured
• to prevail at trial on assigned claim, plaintiff would have to establish both facts concerning the assigned claim, as well as those in the underlying case
• agreement for judgment in excess of policy limits coupled -with covenant not to execute does not invalidate an accompanying assignment of insured defendant’s right to sue insurer for negligence
• agreement for judgment in excess of policy limits coupled with covenant not to execute does not invalidate an accompanying assignment of insured defendant’s right to sue insurer for negligence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).