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FIREMAN'S FUND v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

No. 79, September Term, 1986.

308 Md. 315 (1987)

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Schneider (Hardwick, Tripoda & Harris, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Read K. McCafferey (Kathleen M. Boucher and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellees.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, COUCH, McAULIFFE and ADKINS, JJ.

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the excess insurance carrier for Publication Press, sued Glen Falls Insurance Company,1 Publication Press' primary carrier, for negligent and bad faith failure to settle a claim within the primary policy limits. The trial court dismissed this action for failure to state a claim under Maryland law. We must determine whether Maryland recognizes such a cause of action.

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