[DOWNLOAD] "First Alabama Bank of Montgomery, N.A. v. First State Insurance Co." by Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: First Alabama Bank of Montgomery, N.A. v. First State Insurance Co.
- Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 27, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 126 KB
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ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge: Defendants-Appellants First State Insurance Company (""First State""), Cameron and Colby Company, Inc. (""Cameron & Colby""), and Johnson & Higgins appeal from the trial court's award of compensatory and punitive damages in favor of plaintiff-appellee First Alabama Bank (""First Alabama"") in a diversity action for fraud and breach of contract.1 Plaintiff filed this diversity action in federal district court against First State2 seeking both to recover on a bank trust department errors and omissions (""E & O"") insurance policy and to recover damages for fraud. First Alabama also sued Johnson & Higgins in both tort and contract for failure to provide expertise and skill as plaintiff's exclusive insurance broker in the procurement of E & O insurance and for fraud.