Legal Opinion
American Title Insurance v. East West Financial Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 18, 1992No. Nos. 91-1848, 91-1849PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
All parties appeal from the judgment issued after a bench trial by the district court. Plaintiff American Title Insurance Company (“American Title”) filed suit under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202 seeking a declaratory judgment that American Title was not liable under lender title insurance policies issued to defendant East West Financial Corporation (“East West”) and defendant Bay Loan & Investment Bank (“Bay Loan”). East West and Bay Loan counterclaimed for breach of contract and bad faith refusal to pay under the policies. The district court granted declaratory…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American Title Insurance Company v. East West Financial Corporation, American Title Insurance Company v. East West Financial Corporation, Bay Loan & Investment BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- American Title v. East West FinancialCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994