Deboer Construction, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Reliance Insurance Company and the Insurance Center, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Appellees

HILL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in three consolidated cases. As it comes to this Court, each party is an appellant and an appellee. The litigation was first commenced by DeBoer Construction, Inc., after The Insurance Center, Inc., and Reliance Insurance Company denied liability on a construction contract surety bond fraudulently issued by their agent. The trial court gave judgment to DeBoer on several theories, including liability on the bond contract, negligent hiring and supervision of the agent, fraud, waiver of defenses, and estoppel to assert defenses. DeBoer was…