FOWLER v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

No. 11433.

454 P.2d 76 (1969)

Earl J. FOWLER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKeon & Brolin, John L. McKeon (argued), Anaconda, for appellant.

John A. Alexander (argued), George W. Richardson (argued), Butte, for respondent.


CASTLES, Justice.

This case involves the liability of an insurer in excess of its policy limits for failure to accept a settlement offer within those limits. The appeal is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the amount of $4,000 plus an attorney fee of $750.

Earl J. Fowler, the plaintiff, on August 25, 1962, was involved in an accident in Butte, wherein an automobile he was driving struck and injured a pedestrian, one Charles Nau, at or near an intersection...

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