Legal Opinion
Mitchell, Green, Pino & Medaris, P.C. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1988No. 87-7619PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Stephen James Burnhope, Excess Insurance Co., Ltd., English and American Insurance Co., and Bankers Insurance Service Corporation1 appeal from a $40,000 judgment against them on an indemnity bond they issued to Leedy Mortgage Company (“Leedy”). The bond indemnified Leedy for any amounts not exceeding $5000 (per director) that Leedy might pay to reimburse its directors for attorneys’ fees the directors might incur defending suits against them in their official capacity. Appellees, Mitchell, Green, Pino & Medaris, P.C. and John Medaris, are attorneys who successfully…
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- Mitchell, Green, Pino & Medaris, P.C. v. Underwriters At Lloyd's Of LondonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988