Legal Opinion
Souran v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1993No. Nos. 90-3341, 90-3703PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
These consolidated appeals present two related issues stemming from a truly novel set of facts. George Souran appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment dismissing his negligence action against The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), his deceased daughter’s life insurance carrier. Souran and his lawyers also appeal the court’s imposition of Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 sanctions against them. We find that the court improvidently granted both summary judgment and sanctions. Accordingly, we reverse the grant of summary judgment, reverse the imposition of sanctions, and…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- George Souran, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, George Souran, Individually v. Travelers Insurance Company, George Souran, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, and George Souran, Individually, R. Ronald Fraley, Peter J. Kelly, Richard M. Zabak, Daniel P. Mitchell v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993