Legal Opinion
Ben Jazzabi v. Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Ben Jazzabi v. Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2002No. 00-35686, 00-36029PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Ben Jazzabi (“Jazzabi”) sued Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) for breach of contract because Allstate did not honor his claim under his fire insurance policy. Allstate argued that Jazzabi set the fire that gave rise to his claim, and therefore, Allstate had no obligation to honor Jazza-bi’s claim. Jazzabi prevailed in a jury trial in which the only issue was whether Jazza-bi had burned down his own house. Allstate appeals the judgment, and Jazzabi separately appeals the district court’s award of attorney’s fees. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28…
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