AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY v. PENDLETON DETECTIVES OF MISS.

No. 98-60336.

182 F.3d 376 (1999)

AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PENDLETON DETECTIVES OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Alton Yarbrough, Ott & Purdy, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James Tucker Mitchell, John Evans Gough, Jr., Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, Jackson, MS, William E. Spell, Clinton, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, DUHÉ and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Aetna Casualty & Surety Company ("Aetna") sued Pendleton Detectives of Mississippi, Inc. ("Pendleton") for recovery of the amount of claims it paid for losses to its insured, The Merchants Company, Inc. ("Merchants"), resulting from Pendleton's negligence or breach of contract. The jury awarded Aetna $174,000 in damages. Subsequently, the district court granted Pendleton's Motion for Judgement as a Matter of Law and entered judgment for...

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