Legal Opinion
Brown v. Chaffee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1979No. Nos. 77-1988, 78-1072PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Robert Brown appeals orders of dismissal in his action brought in federal district court against individuals and insurance companies involved in a prior case in which he was a defendant. Count I, based on diversity jurisdiction, alleges that two insurance companies, United States Fire In1 surance Company (USFIC), and Affiliated FM Insurance Company (AFM), defrauded him and breached their contractual duties to defend in good faith in the prior case. Count II is against the two insurance companies and individual defendants F. T. Chaffee (a codefendant with Brown in the…
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