Legal Opinion
Foshee v. Lloyds
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1980No. 78-1557PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from two separate but related actions that the district court consolidated for trial. The gist of this appeal, governed by the laws of Alabama, concerns the propriety of the district court’s actions in establishing a common fund from peanut insurance proceeds, awarding attorneys fees and expenses from that fund, setting the value of those fees, assigning priority to the attorneys’ claims against the fund, and allowing the insurance company to share in that fund. We affirm.
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On April 23, 1975, a fire at Red Level, Alabama destroyed two peanut warehouses,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Capital City Insurance v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Penney v. Pritchard & McCallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Ingalls v. HareSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- &198tna Ins. Co. v. KoonceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Wholesale Sports Warehouse Co. v. Pekin InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1984
- Foshee v. Lloyds, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Wheeler G. Foshee, Jr., Etc., United States Steel Corp., a Corporation, and Ring Around Products, Inc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. Lloyds, New York, Bank of Brewton, a Banking Corporation, Ring Around Products, Inc., Plaintiff-Intervenors v. Nytco Services, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party v. Wheeler G. Foshee, Jr., and E. Crum Foshee, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- ALA. FARM BUR. MUT. CAS. INS. CO. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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