Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Holecek

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 27, 1976No. 75-1382PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZIRPOLI, District Judge.

This is a garnishment proceeding initiated by Robert A. Coleman against the Allstate Insurance Company. Coleman seeks to garnish a debt owed by Allstate to Lawrence D. Holecek arising out of Allstate’s allegedly wrongful refusal to defend Holecek in a personal injury and wrongful death action instituted against Holecek by Coleman. The district court found that Allstate *534wrongfully refused to defend the suit and awarded judgment in favor of Coleman in the amount of $323,117.20, including an award of $20,000 in attorney’s fees. Allstate now appeals that judgment. We…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
  2. Comunale v. Traders & General InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance BureauCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Merritt v. Reserve InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. Wolf v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident AssociationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1961

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. American Physicians Insurance Exchange v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. No. 93-3301Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. Mountain Fuel Supply, a Utah Corporation, and Cna Insurance Company v. Reliance Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  4. City of Hobbs v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and Nutmeg Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. Ben and Audrey Delancy, as Co-Administrators and on Behalf of Estate of Dr. Herman Delancy v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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