Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis v. Jordan
499 U.S. 914
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1991-03-18
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “Mississippi imposes a clear duty upon an insurance company to promptly and adequately investigate an insured’s claim before denying it.”
- “the issue is not the defense which [the insurer] finally settled upon to defend the suit, but the reason it gave [the insured] for denying the claim”
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Clayton Brokerage Co. of St. Louis v. Jordan. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 15 opinions
C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Haslip, ante, p. 1.