AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INS. CO. v. AMERICAN SEC. BANK

Nos. 83-1457, 83-1496.

747 F.2d 1493 (1984)

AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant v. AMERICAN SECURITY BANK, N.A. AMERICAN SECURITY BANK, N.A., Appellant v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar T. Bellinger, Washington, D.C., with whom David R. Rivero was on the brief, for American Employers Ins. Co., appellant in No. 83-1457 and cross-appellee in No. 83-1496.

Ann L. Rasenberger, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for American Employers Ins. Co.

Richard H. Nicolaides, Washington, D.C., with whom Thomas M. Hennessey and John F. Sherlock, III, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for American Sec. Bank, N.A., appellee in No. 83-1457 and cross-appellant in No. 83-1496.

Before WALD, BORK, and STARR, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BORK.

BORK, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the interpretation of a trust agreement between American Employers Insurance Company, as surety for the Head Construction Company, and American Security Bank, N.A. District Judge Green entered judgment in favor of the Bank, but denied the Bank's request for attorneys' fees. We affirm.

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