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BUNTIN v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

Civ. No. 77/99.

525 F.Supp. 1077 (1981)

Norman BUNTIN, Plaintiff, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Croix.

November 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Alkon, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for plaintiff.

David V. O'Brien, O'Brien & Moore, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

CHRISTIAN, Chief Judge.

This case involves what has been aptly called the "double barreled proposition"1 that an insurance company owes two distinct duties to its insured: the duty to defend lawsuits against the insured and the duty to consider in "good faith" any offers to settle such lawsuits.2 Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. The motions present two specific questions...

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