· 1/6/1967
Glenn H. Engbrock, Glenn H. Engbrock, Inc. And Encon Construction, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company
Citations
- 370 F.2d 784
- 10 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1076
- 1967 U.S. App. LEXIS 7863
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “neither lack of diligence nor negligence is the equivalent of bad faith; . . . improper motive ... is an essential element of bad faith.”
- neither lack of diligence nor negligence is the equivalent of bad faith; improper motive is an essential element
- “In the face of these provisions, an indemnitor may successfully attack payments made by [the surety] only by pleading and proving fraud or lack of good faith by [the surety].”
- “[N]either lack of diligence nor negligence is the equivalent of bad faith....”
- allegations that surety made excessive payments at most alleges negligence
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Judges: Hutcheson, Bell, Ainsworth
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