Davenport v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 91–1857. Phillip DAVENPORT, Jr., Plaintiff–Appellee, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant–Appellant. Dec. 9, 1992. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Before VAN GRAAFEILAND**, KING and EMILIO. GARZA, Circuit Judges. VAN GRAAFEILAND, Senior Circuit Judge: St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company ("St. Paul") appeals from a judgment in favor of Phillip Davenport, Jr. in the amount of $20,125,000. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and remand to the…