CHRESTMAN v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

No. 74-2371.

511 F.2d 129 (1975)

J. E. CHRESTMAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady F. Tollison, Jr., Oxford, Miss., Jack F. Dunbar, Clarksdale, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael S. Allred, Cary E. Bufkin, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before BELL, THORNBERRY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The diversity suit underlying this appeal was brought by the assignee of an insured against the assignor's insurer on the basis of an alleged failure to defend in the form of a failure to take an appeal. The district court rendered judgment for the insurer and we affirm.

Donna Chrestman was a passenger in a car being driven by Butler which collided with a car being operated by Mary May. Chrestman recovered a judgment in state court against May...

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