Theodore Kanne and Beatriz Kanne v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Harlow Carpets, Inc., Theodore Kanne and Beatriz Kanne v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

819 F.2d 204 Theodore KANNE and Beatriz Kanne, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Harlow Carpets, Inc., Defendants. Theodore KANNE and Beatriz Kanne, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 85-5641, 85-5642. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1986. Withdrawn from Submission July 2, 1986. Resubmitted and Filed June 4, 1987. Leonard Sacks, Encino, Cal., Carol A. Hay, and Andrew O. Feringa, Lakewood, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees-appellants. James S. Cline, Suzette Clover, David L. Bacon, and Bruce A. Beckman, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and PHILIP C. WILKINS, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellant Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. (Connecticut General) appeals from a judgment awarding the Kannes $252,234 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. The Kannes cross-appeal the denial of attorneys fees. 2 The…