Legal Opinion
Eskra v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 1997No. 94-4838, 95-4090PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:
Defendant Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Provident”) appeals the judgments for plaintiff Michael J. Eskra, and Eskra cross-appeals the denial of “front-pay.” We affirm the judgments and the denial of front pay. We also grant Eskra’s motion for an award of appellate attorney’s fees, and remand with instructions to assess the amount of appellate attorney’s fees to be awarded Eskra.
I. BACKGROUND
Eskra began his employment with Provident in 1961. In 1969, he was appointed manager of the Miami branch office over a territory that included most of South…
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