LIRA v. SHELTER INS. CO.

No. 93CA0663.

903 P.2d 1147 (1994)

Joel LIRA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHELTER INSURANCE COMPANY, a/k/a Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, a/k/a Shelter General Insurance Company, a/k/a Shelter Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1995.

Certiorari Granted October 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallas, Holland & O'Toole, P.C., Neil D. O'Toole, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Levy & Lambdin, P.C., Suzanne Lambdin, Michael T. Sabin, Scott P. Landry, Englewood, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge JONES.

Defendant, Shelter Insurance Company, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Joel Lira, on a claim for bad faith failure to settle a previous personal injury claim against Lira. We reverse.

Lira was the defendant in a previous personal injury action arising from Lira's negligence in leaving his truck parked in a traffic lane of Interstate 25 in Denver and proceeding to a bar without taking precautions...

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