ALMONTE v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO.

No. 82-1558.

705 F.2d 566 (1983)

Grace M. ALMONTE, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond A. LaFazia, Providence, R.I., with whom Guy J. Wells and Gunning, La-Fazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Vincent D. Morgera, Providence, R.I., with whom Lovett, Morgera, Schefrin & Gallogly, Ltd., Providence, R.I., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge, and HEMPHILL, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, National Union Fire Insurance Company, appeals from a final judgment entered after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The issues urged on appeal are whether: 1) the trial judge should have granted defendant's motion to dismiss the bad faith claim prior to trial instead of ruling upon it as a motion for directed verdict; 2) the trial judge should have granted...

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