JORDAN v. NATIONAL GRANGE MUT. INS. CO.

No. 19153.

393 S.E.2d 647 (1990)

John E. JORDAN and Lucille Jordan v. NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Bland, Charleston, for John E. Jordan and Lucille Jordan.

Arden J. Curry, II, Pauley, Curry, Sturgeon & Vanderford, Charleston, for Nat. Grange Mut. Ins. Co.


McHUGH, Justice:

This appeal presents a novel issue which is a variation of an issue in Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas., ___ W.Va. ___, 352 S.E.2d 73 (1986), specifically, whether an insured may recover reasonable attorney's fees from his or her own insurer which are necessarily incurred to reach a settlement of an action on an insurance policy claim. We set forth in this opinion the guidelines for the...

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