Legal Opinion
Western Line Consolidated School District v. Continental Casualty Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 18, 1986No. Civ. A. GC 82 211 GD DPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
This is a suit by Western Line School District (Western Line) against Continental Casualty Company (Continental) and its parent corporation, CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) for an alleged bad faith refusal to pay benefits, consisting primarily of attorney’s fees, under an indemnity insurance policy insuring Western Line for its costs and any judgment awarded against it in actions by third parties. Western Line is a school district organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and comprising portions of Washington and Issaquena Counties.…
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