BARNES v. HARDY

No. 223A90.

407 S.E.2d 504 (1991)

329 N.C. 690

Helen BARNES and William G. Barnes, Jr. v. Norman L. HARDY, Jr., Ella Fleming Hardy, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taft, Taft & Haigler by Mark R. Morano, Greenville, for plaintiff-appellants.

Gaylord, Singleton, McNally, Strickland & Snyder by Danny D. McNally, Greenville, for defendant-appellees.


EXUM, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Helen Barnes was injured in a collision with the insured defendants Hardy. Plaintiffs filed suit and defendant insurer, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company ("USF & G"), offered $49,900 in settlement. The liability limit on the policy was $50,000, and coverage included "all defense costs we incur."

Plaintiffs eventually accepted $50,000 from defendant insurer, but the parties could not agree on whether USF &...

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