U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1968

Bates v. Merchants Mutual Insurance

Bates v. Merchants Mutual Insurance
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Decided April 25, 1968
392 F.2d 591 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Bates v. Merchants Mutual Insurance

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

We affirm the judgment in favor of the defendant in this diversity action wherein the plaintiff insured sought to recover from the insurance company for bad faith failure to settle two claims within policy limits, for the reasons stated in Judge Port’s opinion below, reported at 277 F.Supp. 308 (N.D.N.Y. 1967).

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