CLARK, Chief Judge:
The determinative issue presented by this appeal is whether a third party's claim against an insurer for bad faith refusal to settle is separate and independent from a claim against the insured for damages resulting from an automobile accident. We hold that the district court erred in holding it was and reverse.
I.
On January 27, 1979, a van driven by Francis Shine struck the rear of a tractor-trailer rig. The truck was stopped...
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