Legal Opinion
Just v. Land Reclamation Ltd.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1990No. 88-1656PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Bablitch, J.
Plaintiffs in this case are property owners in Racine county who live near a landfill site operated by Land Reclamation, Ltd. (LRL). The plaintiffs' complaint alleges that the landfill was the source of unexpected and unintended pollution causing them bodily injury and property damage. The liability insurance policy issued by Bituminous Casualty Corporation (Bituminous) to LRL excluded pollution damages unless such damages were "sudden and accidental."
The court of appeals agreed with Bituminous that the word "sudden" in the phrase "sudden and accidental" unambiguously means abrupt and…
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