Legal Opinion

Cotter Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided August 29, 2002No. 01CA1791PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff, Cotter Corporation, appeals various summary judgments entered against it and in favor of defendants, seven insurance companies, on the basis that three different pollution exclusion clauses in their policies excluded coverage for claims brought by subdivision residents who allegedly were harmed by pollution from Cotter’s uranium mill. Because we conclude that the policies issued by the seven defendant insurance companies — American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company, American National…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Churchey v. Adolph Coors Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  3. Queen City Farms, Inc. v. Central Nat'l Ins. Co. of OmahaWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Hecla Mining Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  5. American States Insurance Co. v. KigerIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cotter Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2004
  2. EnergyNorth v. American Home Assur.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2003

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