CHASTAIN v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Nos. 75-1039, 75-1129.

338 So.2d 214 (1976)

Josephine CHASTAIN, Individually and As Administratrix of the Estate of William Wilbur Chastain, Deceased, Appellant, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Schwartz, Miami Beach, for Chastain.

Weissenborn, Burr & Hyman, Miami, for Allstate.

Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole & Selwood and Steven Berger, Miami, for Federal.

Before HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


HAVERFIELD, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal a final judgment in favor of defendant Federal Insurance Company in an action to recover the excess over the policy limits of the judgment on the alleged ground that Federal exercised bad faith in refusing to settle the claim for the policy limits.

On December 1, 1967 William Wilbur Chastain was driving an automobile owned by Jack Rhodabarger and insured by Allstate Insurance Company, one of the appellants, when it was...

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