BRIGHTON SCHOOL v. TRANSAM. PREMIER INS.

No. 94CA1566.

923 P.2d 328 (1996)

BRIGHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRANSAMERICA PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY, n/k/a TIG Premier Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1996.

Certiorari Granted September 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, DeLay & Crabb, P.C., Thomas S. Crabb, Pauline A. Brock, Westminster, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Quiat, Schlueter, Mahoney & Ross, P.C., Laurin D. Quiat, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge BRIGGS.

Defendant, Transamerica Premier Insurance Company, n/k/a/ TIG Premier Insurance Company (surety), appeals the judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff, Brighton School District 27J (school district), damages for breach of contract in regard to a surety contract and for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The issues raised on appeal include whether a surety can be liable to the bond obligee for the tort of bad faith. We...

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