Legal Opinion
Bolivar County Board of Supervisors v. Forum Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1986No. 85-4220PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors (“Bolivar County”) seeks to recover from its insurer, Forum Insurance Company (“Forum”), the costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees incurred in defending a civil rights lawsuit. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer, holding that the insured failed to comply with the notice provision of the policy, which was a condition precedent to coverage. This Court affirms.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Facts
The material facts are not in dispute. Bolivar County had in effect a public…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Young v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Lonnie C. Hood v. Tenneco Texas Life Insurance Co., Southwestern Management & Research Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Harris v. American Motorist InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- &198tna Life Ins. Co. v. WalleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Lawler v. Government Employees Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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