United States First Circuit

In a claim by a surety against affiliated construction companies, seeking indemnification for certain payments the surety made on the defendants' behalf, defendants were required to allege and prove fraud or collusion in order to avoid repayment of the claim paid by plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2002
• Published 11/06/2002

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and B. FLETCHER, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• D. Ethan Jeffery with whom Charles R. Bennett, Jr., and Hanify & King were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian J. Lamoureux with whom William M. Dolan III and Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP were on brief for appellee.