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CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

No. 79-652.

62 Ohio St. 2d 221 (1980)

CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO., APPELLANT, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos Co., L.P.A., and Mr. Richard J. McGraw, for appellant.

Messrs. Baker & Hostetler and Mr. Albert J. Knopp, for appellee.

PAUL W. BROWN, J.

It is settled law in this state that an insurer owes a duty to exercise good faith in defending and settling claims against the insured and that a breach of that duty will give rise to a cause of action by the insured. Hart v. Republic Mut. Ins. Co. (1949), 152 Ohio St. 185; Slater v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. (1962), 174 Ohio St. 148. The instant...

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