Legal Opinion

Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation and Standard Abstract & Title Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 25, 1981No. 80-1895PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (Lawyers Title) and Standard Abstract & Title Co., Inc. (Standard Abstract) appeal the judgment of the district court 1 awarding plaintiff-appellee Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. (Red Lobster) $78,805 for loss of profits and prejudgment interest on that amount. 2 The district court based its award upon a national agreement between Red Lobster and Lawyers Title and upon Standard Abstract’s breach of its fiduciary duties as escrow agent. Appellants contend that there is no basis for an award of loss of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Findley v. Time InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  2. Wooten v. McClendonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  3. Lovell v. Marianna Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Collins v. HeitmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
  5. Morrow v. First Nat. Bank of Hot SpringsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. Hazen v. PasleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. Wagman v. LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Robert Hollman and Darlene Hollman v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., a Corporation, Robert Hollman and Darlene Hollman v. Dale Electronics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance Company, Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API