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CONTINENTAL RE-INSURANCE CO. v. SPANTON

Nos. 80-3362, 80-3379.

667 F.2d 1289 (1982)

CONTINENTAL RE-INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, formerly doing business as Pacific Insurance Company, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Vernon SPANTON and Betty Spanton, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1982.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Howard, Quane, Smith, Howard & Hull, Boise, Idaho, for Continental Re-Insurance Co.

Gary G. Jones, Rhoten, Rhoten & Speerstra, Salem, Or., for Vern Spanton.

Before GOODWIN and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, District Judge.

PANNER, District Judge:

OVERVIEW

Appellant Continental brought this action for declaratory judgment seeking a ruling that the Spantons breached the terms of the insurance policy issued to them by Continental, thereby excusing the insurer from performing under the insurance contract. The district court found no breach of the insurance contract by the Spantons. It further held that the dilatory tactics of Continental were so reprehensible as to justify an...

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