45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 793, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7186, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,807 Maryland Casualty Company, a Maryland Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Jenner Knight, an Individual, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant

96 F.3d 1284 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 793 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7186, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11 ,807 MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, a Maryland Corporation, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellee, v. Jenner KNIGHT, an individual, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant. No. 95-55300. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 4, 1996. Decided Sept. 26, 1996. 1 Steven A. McKinley, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant. 2 John E. Feeley, A. Brooks Gresham, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Irvine, CA, John P. McCormick, McCormick & Mitchell, San Diego, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Irma E. Gonzalez, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-92-343-IEG. 4 Before: WIGGINS and TROTT, Circuit Judges, BREWSTER, District Judge. 1 BREWSTER, District Judge: STATEMENT OF THE CASE 5 This is an appeal from a summary judgment on appellee's complaint for declaratory judgment, and an adverse jury verdict and judgment on appellant's counterclaim for tortious breach of contract. In addition to the issues raised on appeal, we consider whether the district court abused its discretion by…