Legal Opinion
Vargas v. Hudson County Board of Elections
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 1991No. Nos. 91-5029, 91-5048, 91-5049 and 91-5051PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we determine that attorney’s fees owed to a third-party were an element of damages sought by an indemni-tee and, therefore, earlier rulings by the district court did not become appealable until an order quantified those fees. We also conclude that the district court did not err in finding that an insurer owed coverage for civil rights violations allegedly committed by its insured political campaign committees. However, we reverse an order granting a contingency enhancement of attorney’s fees because the record establishes that the…
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