American Home Assurance Co. v. First Specialty Insurance

The issue before us is which of two insurance companies is hable for the injuries of David A. Bone, an employee of J.P. Noonan Transportation, Inc. (Noonan), who was injured while loading oil at an oil terminal operated by Global Companies, LLC (Global). Although vehicles were loaded from the top, which was ten feet from the ground, the terminal did not have a protective guardrail for the passenger’s side of a vehicle being loaded, and there was evidence that Global’s equipment was defective. Noonan had agreed to indemnify Global against claims made on account of injuries such as those…