JARVIS v. FARMERS INS. EXCHANGE

No. 96-164.

948 P.2d 898 (1997)

W. Todd JARVIS and Lisa L. Jarvis, husband and wife, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, a California Insurance Company, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Tyler, Laramie, for Appellants.

Deborah M. Kellam and George E. Powers, Jr. of Sundahl, Powers, Kapp & Martin, Cheyenne, for Appellee.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and LEHMAN, JJ.


TAYLOR, Chief Justice.

Appellants brought suit against their insurer alleging bad faith failure to settle a claim. A pedestrian allegedly injured in a car/pedestrian accident filed suit against Mr. Jarvis and his employer. Appellants claim their insurer's negligent failure to settle the claim before trial cost them unnecessary independent attorney fees and other monetary and emotional damages. The district court dismissed their claim pursuant to W.R.C.P. 12(b)(6)...

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