Montgomery Ward and Co. v. Home Ins. Co.

Plaintiff Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc. (Ward), appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Company (Imperial) and Century Indemnity Company (Century). The central issue considered by the trial court was whether there was insurance coverage for Ward’s liability for pollution at a Superfund site in Griffith, Indiana, known as the American Chemical Services, Inc. (ACS), site. The trial court granted the insurance companies’ motion for summary judgment, finding that Ward gave the defendant insurance companies late notice of an occurrence…