MORTON v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

84-368.

486 So.2d 1263 (1986)

Mary Ann MORTON v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Turner of Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Turner & Williams, Selma, for appellant.

Benjamin R. Rice of Williams, Spurrier, Moore, Rice, Henderson & Grace, Huntsville, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal concerns an insurance company's alleged bad faith delay in paying insurance benefits. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurance company on plaintiff's claim of bad faith. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

On June 18, 1982, Charles and Mary Morton's house burned. The Mortons were joint owners of a homeowner's insurance policy issued by defendant Allstate Insurance Company. After the fire, the Mortons submitted...

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