PENNBANK v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

Civ. A. No. 85-222 ERIE.

669 F.Supp. 122 (1987)

PENNBANK (formerly The Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Company) v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a.k.a St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

August 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Hileman Malone, Richard DiSalle, Rose, Schmidt, Chapman, Duff & Hasley, Pittsburgh, Pa., William J. Kelly, Elderkin Martin Kelly Messina & Zamboldi, Erie, Pa., for plaintiff.

John M. McLaughlin, Knox Graham McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, Inc., Erie, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION

GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.

On October 27, 1980, Pennbank officials seized the assets of a corporate client that had defaulted on its loan payments. Although the repossession plan achieved its short term objective, it spawned five lawsuits, an alleged loss of over $700,000 in settlements and over $400,000 in attorneys fees.

We merely paddle in the backwaters of this unusual story. Pennbank has sued its general liability insurer in an...

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