Federal Insurance Company v. Pueblo International Insurance

5 F.3d 428 FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. PUEBLO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE, Defendant, American Savings Bank, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee, Citibank (New York State), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant. No. 91-55637. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 1993. Decided Sept. 21, 1993. Catherine D. Meyer, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-cross-claimant-appellant. Robert A. Silverman, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Matthew A. Hodel, Jeannine DePhillips, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Costa Mesa, CA, for defendant-cross-defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding. Before FLETCHER, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 This case involves a claim for attorney fees by an indemnitee against an indemnitor under California Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 1021.6. 2 American Savings Bank paid out cash on a check bearing a forged endorsement. The check was drawn by Pueblo International, Inc. (misidentified in the caption as Pueblo…