ESMAILZADEH v. JOHNSON AND SPEAKMAN

No. 88-5263.

869 F.2d 422 (1989)

Karim ESMAILZADEH and Ruthann J. Esmailzadeh, Appellants, Central Properties, Michael Bower and Homes By Desire, Inc., v. JOHNSON AND SPEAKMAN, New York Insurance Exchange, Inc., Kansa-Brougher Syndicate, Brougher Syndicate, Inc. and Pacific Employers Insurance Company, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff David Bagniefski, Rochester, Minn., for appellants.

David L. Hashmall, Deborah B. Hilke, John J. McGirl, Jr., and Dean K. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case involves professional-liability insurance policies purchased from separate carriers by a law firm that was sued for malpractice by appellants Karim and Ruthann Esmailzadeh. The policies each covered malpractice "claims first made and reported" during a certain period. The District Court1 held that the Esmailzadehs could not recover in a garnishment action against the insurers, because their malpractice...

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