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081933P.pdf   05/18/2009  Acceptance Insurance Company  v.  Granite Reinsurance Company
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-1933
   Appeal from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit   
   [PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Bowman and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's decision that the reinsurance contract in question was supported by consideration and that the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the contract was enforceable against the debtor is affirmed; nor did the BAP err in determining that the insurer could recover the premium for the last three years of the contract; appellants were not discharged of their duty to pay the $15 million premium by the frustration of fundamental purpose defense.