Erie Insurance v. Hickman Ex Rel. Smith

Decided 1993-10-27

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ON PETITION TO TRANSFER KRAHULIK, Justice. We grant transfer to reaffirm the existence of a duty that an insurer deal in good faith with its insured, and to recognize a cause of action in tort for the breach of that duty. In this case, Ramona Hickman and Nancy Smith (Plaintiffs-Appellees below) filed a first-party claim against E…

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