REID v. RUFFIN


503 Pa. 458 (1983)

469 A.2d 1030

Durant REID, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carrington RUFFIN, Defendant, and Granite Mutual Insurance Company, Garnishee, and Security Mutual Insurance Company, Garnishee-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Feldman, Philadelphia, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis Weinstock, James M. Marsh, Philadelphia, for garnishee-appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue raised on this appeal is whether a reinsurer may be held liable for a judgment in excess of the policy limits where the original insurer is found to have engaged in a bad faith refusal to settle a claim against its insured.

On July 24, 1972, Durant Reid (Appellant) was injured when his car was struck at an intersection by a car driven by Carrington Ruffin. Ruffin was insured...

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