GRIFFIN v. WARE

No. 55092.

457 So.2d 936 (1984)

William A. GRIFFIN and Irene C. Griffin v. Joe C. WARE and Mike Wootton, a Partnership, d/b/a Ware & Wootton, General Adjusters.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.E. Gore, Jr., Harry Kelley, Jackson, for appellants.

Michael S. Allred, David A. Barfield, Satterfield & Allred, Jackson, for appellees.

Before WALKER, P.J., ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ., and SUGG, Retired Supreme Court Justice.


SUGG, Retired Supreme Court Justice, for the Court:1

The question on this appeal is whether adjusters employed by an insurer, who were not parties to the agreement for insurance, are subject to an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing to the insured. We answer the question in the negative and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellees were employed by the National Flood Insurance Program (hereafter Program) as adjusters...

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