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HOLT v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 20410.

440 F.2d 652 (1971)

George R. HOLT, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

March 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. J. Milligan, Greeneville, Tenn., for defendant-appellant; Milligan, Silvers, Coleman & Fletcher, Greeneville, Tenn., on brief.

Richard W. Pectol, Johnson City, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee; Thomas E. Mitchell, Johnson City, Tenn., on brief.

Before WEICK, McCREE and BROOKS, Circuit Judges.

BROOKS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict imposing liability on defendant-appellant, Continental Insurance Company, for acting in bad faith in investigating and failing to settle an automobile accident claim against plaintiff-appellee, George R. Holt, Jr., within the $15,000 limits of his insurance policy. In the state trial arising from the automobile accident, the jury returned a verdict finding plaintiff negligent and awarded a judgment against...

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