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MALLEY-DUFF & ASSOCIATES v. CROWN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 84-3228.

792 F.2d 341 (1986)

MALLEY-DUFF & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appellant, v. CROWN LIFE INSURANCE CO., a Corp. Agency Holding Corp, an Illinois Corp. Agency Holding Corp, an Ohio Corp. Clarke Burton Lloyd, individual Kerry Patrick Craig, individual Diane Pariano, individual Ehrman Ratini Oglevee & Craig Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation Robert Oglevee, individual.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1986.

As Amended June 10, 1986.

Rehearing Denied July 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Black (argued), Robert W. Brown, Mindy J. Mulvihill, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., for Crown Life Ins. and Clarke Burton Lloyd.

John H. Bingler, Jr. (argued), Glenn E. Bost, II, Thorp, Reed and Armstrong, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Agency Holding Corp. (Illinois); Agency Holding Corp. (Ohio); Kerry Patrick Craig; Diane Pariano; Ehrman Ratini Oglevee & Craig, Inc.; and Robert Oglevee.

Michael D. Fishbein, Levin and Fishbein, Philadelphia, Pa., Michael P. Malakoff, Berger, Kapetan, Malakoff & Meyers, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., John Paul Curran, Curran, Mylotte, David & Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, Pa., for amici curiae Peirce Trading Co.; A.J. Cunningham Packing Corp.; Chicago Dressed Beef Co.; Continental Food Products, Inc.; Florence Beef Co.

James H. McConomy, Eric A. Schaffer, Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for amicus curiae Congress Financial Corp.

H. Woodruff Turner, David A. Borkovic (argued), Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson and Hutchison, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SLOVITER and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final summary judgment of the district court dismissing the complaint of appellant Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. ("Malley-Duff"). For the reasons that follow, we will reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

Until February 13, 1978, Malley-Duff was an agent of defendant Crown Life Insurance Company ("Crown Life") for a territory surrounding...

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