MELLO v. GENERAL INS. OF AMERICA

No. 85-504 Appeal.

525 A.2d 1304 (1987)

Mary MELLO v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard I. Lipsey, Richard A. Boren, Lipsey & Skolnik Ltd., Providence, for plaintiff.

Dennis J. Roberts II, Providence, for defendant.


OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Mary Mello (Mello), from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendant, General Insurance Company of America (General Insurance). The trial justice granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that an insured's bad-faith claim against its insurer is unassignable.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. The plaintiff was struck and injured...

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