HAMMONDS v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

No. 06-3549.

501 F.3d 991 (2007)

Jack HAMMONDS, Appellant, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Jensen, argued, Michael K. Sabers, on the brief, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.

Frances J. Maloney, III, argued, Lisa E. Lear, on the brief, Portland, OR, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Jack Hammonds appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford). Hammonds claims that Hartford acted in bad faith by delaying payments due to him under a settlement agreement and filing a petition to terminate current benefits. Because Hammonds cannot establish loss arising from the only basis for bad faith that he might be able to prove, we affirm.

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