PURDY v. PACIFIC AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

Docket No. 65427.

157 Cal.App.3d 59 (1984)

203 Cal. Rptr. 524

DAVID E. PURDY et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PACIFIC AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant; ROGER W. ROBERTS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

June 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard R. Clifford and Arthur E. Schwimmer for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Edward L. LeBerthon and Gerald H.B. Kane, Jr., for Defendant and Appellant.

Chase, Rotchford, Drukker & Bogust, William C. Falkenhainer, Toni Rae Bruno, Timothy J. Swift, Lewis, A'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Roy M. Brisbois, Frank W. Spees, Jr., and Mark E. Goodfriend for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

HANSON (Thaxton), J.

Action by and on behalf of an insured against an insurer for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing contained in the insurance contract.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs David E. Purdy and Thomas C. Wood, trustee for David E. Purdy, bankrupt, filed a complaint alleging bad faith refusal to settle and professional negligence (legal malpractice...

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