Morton International, Inc. v. Continental Insurance

Marianna Brown Bettman, Judge.

This is the second appeal concerning the interpretation of language in an insurance policy issued by Harbor Insurance Company, the predecessor in interest of Continental Insurance Company (“Continental” or “the insurer”), to Southwest Specialty Chemicals, Inc., the predecessor in interest of Morton International, Inc., and to American Cyanamid Company (collectively, “the insureds”). Continental is the appellant is this appeal; Morton International and American Cyanamid are the appellees. 1

BACKGROUND

In 1974, Southwest entered into an agreement with American…