McCAIN v. NORTHWESTERN NAT. INS. CO.

No. 55407.

484 So.2d 1001 (1986)

Jean McCAIN v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. & Sam Azwell.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry O. Norris, John Deakle, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

H. Alex Brinkley, Aultman, Tyner, McNeese, Weathers & Gunn, Hattiesburg, for appellees.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and HAWKINS and PRATHER, JJ.


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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