PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
The question for review is whether the exclusive remedy provision of the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Act precludes an action against an insurance carrier based on the carrier's alleged intentional tortious conduct.
I.
The complaint of the plaintiff alleges that the parties had contracted to settle but "that the defendants wilfully, maliciously, intentionally, wrongfully, and in bad faith failed to fulfill its...
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