Frederick W. Berens, Inc. v. Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance

When judgment by confession was entered against appellee Laurel Plaza, Incorporated (Laurel Plaza), by appellee and appellant Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company (Fidelity), on a note, it proceeded on the theory that the best defense was an offense. Therefore, in addition to moving to vacate the judgment, it filed a counter claim in which it claimed damages of $1,500,000.00. Fidelity brought in appellant Frederick W. Berens, Inc. (Berens), as a third party defendant. The matter was submitted on issues to a jury in Prince George’s County, the total time involved in trial having covered ten…