Legal Opinion
Township of Bensalem v. American Fidelity Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 30, 1981No. 80-2413PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this appeal, American Fidelity Fire Insurance Company (“American Fidelity” or “Surety”) seeks review of an order of the district court denying American Fidelity’s motion for leave to amend its counterclaim. We conclude that we do not have jurisdiction to review such an order and the appeal will therefore be dismissed.
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This action was originally commenced by the Township of Bensalem (“Township”) against American Fidelity as surety for E. J. Alten Bensalem Condominium Developers (“Developer”) to recover on a surety bond.1 As a condition for the Township’s permission to…
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- Electrical Fittings Corp. v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Plymouth Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Illinois Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company of Chicago, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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4Cited by1 opinion
- Township of Bensalem v. American Fidelity Fire Insurance Co. v. Central Penn National Bank v. Alten, Eugene J., American Fidelity Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981