Aetna Casualty And Surety Company v. Ned Merritt

974 F.2d 1196 AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ned MERRITT; Julius T. Toth, Jr.; Foothill Service Corporation; Nordhoff et al., Defendants-Appellants, RFS Development Corporation, et al., Defendant-Counterclaimant-Crossclaimant-Appellant. No. 91-55344. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 8, 1992. Decided Sept. 9, 1992. Robert D. Phillips, Jr., Bowles & Verna, Walnut Creek, Cal., for defendant-appellant RFS Corp. Jeanette Torrel Maginnis, Maginnis & Maginnis, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants Ned Merritt, Julius T. Toth, Jr., Lisa Toth and Ida Toth. Keith A. Turner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BOOCHEVER, NORRIS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut corporation, (Aetna) brought suit for declaratory judgment against Ned Merritt and Julius T. Toth, Jr., citizens of California, Foothill Service Corporation (Foothill), and RFS Development Corporation (RFS), California…