Legal Opinion
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus v. Joseph P. Teasdale
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. 83-1907PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, Georgia, (“American”), a seller of cancer insurance policies in Missouri and throughout the United States, appeals a jury verdict dismissing American’s nine-million dollar suit against the former Governor of the State of Missouri, Joseph P. Teasdale. American also appeals the district court’s * award to Teasdale of $63,287.21 in attorney’s fees expenses, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We affirm the jury verdict and the district court’s, 564 F.Supp. 1571, award of attorney’s fees.
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