Stoutz v. Nicoson

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• policy provided that insurer would investigate reported accidents at its own cost and undertake negotiations for settlement and, in the event suit was brought, defend the policyholder in the suit
• policy provided that insurer would investigate reported accidents at its own cost and undertake negotiations for settlement and, in the event suit was brought, defend the policyholder in the suit
• in the absence of “fraud, negligence, or bad faith,” insurer cannot be held liable for failing to settle within the policy limits even if an excess judgment is rendered against the policyholder

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).