Legal Opinion
Steyer v. Westvaco Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 20, 1978No. Civ. A. 72-452-M, 72-453-M, 72-560-M and 73-731-MPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.
The question presented in these third-party actions is whether Westvaco Corporation, a defendant in the original suits claiming damages for air pollution, or its insurance companies, third-party defendants, will bear (1) Westvaco’s defense costs, al legedly $373,232.55, in defending against the original suits, and (2) Westvaco’s costs and expenses in litigating its claim against. the insurance companies for reimbursement of those costs. 1
I Procedural Posture
A Motions on the Merits
Westvaco originally filed a third-party complaint and supplements…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- MPC, Inc. v. KennyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. v. William Gluckin & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- International Minerals & Chemical Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- American Motorists Insurance v. General Host Corp.District Court, D. Kansas · 1987
- American Home Assurance Co. v. OsbournCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. MillerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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