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HORACE MANN INS. CO. v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Record No. 830432.

344 S.E.2d 906 (1986)

HORACE MANN INSURANCE COMPANY v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Crandley (Preston, Wilson & Crandley, Virginia Beach, on briefs), for appellant.

Alan B. Rashkind (Furniss, Davis & Rashkind, Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., COCHRAN, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, and THOMAS, JJ., and GORDON, Retired Justice.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Horace Mann Insurance Company (Horace Mann) brought this action to recover $15,000 from Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico), alleging Geico's breach of an agreement to contribute toward the settlement of two wrongful death claims. Geico denied the existence of an agreement and raised the defenses of bad faith, lack of consideration, absence of damages, and statute of frauds. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Horace Mann and assessed...

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