BREWINGTON v. EMPLOYERS FIRE INS. CO.

No. 98-475.

992 P.2d 237 (1999)

1999 MT 312

William BREWINGTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jack Brewington, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Commercial Union Insurance Company, Bumgartner Lind Adjusters, Inc., Pete McGraw, ABC Company No. 1 through ABC Company No. 4, and John Doe No. 1 through John Doe 4, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 13, 1999.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Utick, Utick & Grosfield; Helena, Montana, For Appellant.

Dennis P. Clarke, Smith, Walsh, Clarke & Gregoire; Great Falls, Montana, For Respondents.


Justice TERRY N. TRIEWEILER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Plaintiff, William Brewington, personal representative of the Estate of Jack Brewington, brought this action in the District Court for the Tenth Judicial District in Fergus County to recover damages from the Defendants for bad faith adjustment of his Workers' Compensation Claim and refusal to pay attorney fees awarded by the Workers' Compensation Court. The District Court held that the statute...

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