MIEL v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

1 CA-CV 93-0191.

185 Ariz. 104 (1995)

912 P.2d 1333

Denise MIEL, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation; Cindy Hoekstra, an Arizona resident, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Review Granted March 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Langerman Law Offices, P.A. by Richard W. Langerman, Phoenix, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A. by Ralph E. Hunsaker and Christopher Robbins, Phoenix, for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.


OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

Denise Miel was injured in an automobile accident caused by Greg McKenzie's negligence. McKenzie was insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. State Farm failed to settle the case for the policy limits, exposing McKenzie to a judgment in excess of those limits. Miel, as McKenzie's assignee, sued State Farm for bad faith after it failed to settle her claim. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Miel...

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