SURDYKA v. DeWITT

No. 88CA0155.

784 P.2d 819 (1989)

William SURDYKA, Plaintiff, v. Verne H. DeWITT, d/b/a OK Tool Rentals, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Missouri corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied August 10, 1989.

Certiorari Denied December 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Simmons and David J. Margrave, Colorado Springs, for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellee.

Kane Donley & Shaffer, Mark H. Kane, Colorado Springs, for third-party defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge PLANK.

Shelter General Insurance Company (Shelter Insurance) appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding it liable for bad faith breach of an insurance contract. We affirm.

In July of 1983, plaintiff, William Surdyka, rented camper jacks from the OK Tool Rental Company, owned by defendant Verne DeWitt (insured). These camper jacks were designed to lift a camper or trailer so that a pick-up truck could be placed beneath the camper...

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