Iuic
Ami Employee Stock v. Iuic
Opinion
Opinion
Graber COUNSEL, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALEXANDER MANUFACTURING, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
No. 07-35812
PLAN AND TRUST,
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No.
CV-06-00735-PK
v.
OPINION
ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE CO.,
Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Paul J. Papak, Magistrate Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted March 4, 2009—Portland, Oregon
Filed March 25, 2009
Before: Susan P. Graber, Raymond C. Fisher, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Graber COUNSEL
Michael A. Maurer, Lukins & Annis, P.S., Spokane, Wash- ington, for the plaintiff-appellant.
Donald J. Verfurth, Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., Seattle, Washington, for the defendant-appellee.
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Alexander Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, the sole shareholder of Alexander Manufacturing, Inc. (“AMI”), sued Defendant Illinois Union Insurance Company, seeking to recover under an insurance policy that Defendant had issued to AMI. Plaintiff was the assignee of post-loss claims under the policy. The…