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STEELE v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

No. 85-2017.

788 F.2d 441 (1986)

Charles E. STEELE, individually and as guardian of the estate of Charles E. Steele, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1986.

As Amended April 11, 1986.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Cassidy, Jr., Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Steven M. Helm, Dukes, O'Rourke, Stewart, Martin & Helm, Ltd., Danville, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The common law of Illinois makes it a civil wrong for a liability insurer to refuse, in bad faith, to settle litigation against the insured, thereby exposing the insured to a judgment in excess of the policy limits. See, e.g., Scroggins v. Allstate Insurance Co., 74 Ill.App.3d 1027, 1029-30, 30 Ill.Dec. 682, 684-85, 393 N.E.2d 718, 720-21 (1979); Phelan...

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