HARROD v. MERIDIAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY


389 S.W.2d 74 (1964)

Ruby HARROD, Administratrix of the Estate of Walter Coy Harrod, Appellant, v. MERIDIAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ephraim K. Lawrence, Jr., Chris Duvall, Louisville, for appellant.

J. Walter Clements, Louisville, for appellee.


STEWART, Judge.

The question to be resolved in this appeal is whether the insurer, under the facts presented, was guilty of bad faith in not settling a claim against its insured and thereby became liable for the amount of a judgment in excess of the limits of a policy issued by it.

On August 30, 1960, in Shelby County a collision occurred between the automobiles of Charles M. Drury and Walter Coy Harrod. Both persons were killed in this accident. Drury at...

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