American Republic Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, American Republic Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company, a Corporation

470 F.2d 820 AMERICAN REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. AMERICAN REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 26130, 26131. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 27, 1972. Roland F. Banks, Jr. (argued), Rockne Gill, of Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. George L. Wagner (argued), James C. Dezendorf, of McColloch, Dezendorf, Spears & Lubersky, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Before BROWNING, MOORE * and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal arises from an unfair competition suit brought by American Republic Insurance Company ("American"), against Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company ("Union") and fourteen individual defendants. The action was dismissed before trial as to all but two of the individuals (LeRoy C. Lindgren and Robert Anderson). Separate trials on liability and damages resulted in an award to American of $10,037.00 general damages,…