SOURAN v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

Nos. 90-3341, 90-3703.

982 F.2d 1497 (1993)

George SOURAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, George Souran, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. George SOURAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, and George Souran, individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, R. Ronald Fraley, Peter J. Kelly, Richard M. Zabak, Daniel P. Mitchell, Appellants, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George K. Rahdert, Alison M. Steele, Rahdert & Anderson, St. Petersburg, FL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kirk M. Gibbons, Tampa, FL, Eliott R. Good, Chorpenning, Good & Mancuso Co., LPA, Columbus, OH, for defendant-appellee.

John A. DeVault, Jane A. Lester, Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault & Pillans, Jacksonville, FL, for Fraley, Kelly, Zabak.

Daniel P. Mitchell, Mitchell and Carter, P.A., Tampa, FL, for George Souran.

Glenn Waddell, Waddell and Ready, P.A., Auburndale, FL, for Daniel Mitchell.

Thomas M. Byrne, John H. Fleming, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, GA, for Travelers Ins. Co.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, COX, Circuit Judge, and GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge.


TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

These consolidated appeals present two related issues stemming from a truly novel set of facts. George Souran appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment dismissing his negligence action against The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), his deceased daughter's life insurance carrier. Souran and his lawyers also appeal the court's imposition of Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 sanctions against them. We find that the court improvidently granted both...

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