Legal Opinion
Empire Casualty Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 28, 1988No. Nos. 85SC362, 85SC380PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MULLARKEY, Justice.
This case involves a dispute among three insurance ■ companies regarding the share each must pay of a $575,000 medical malpractice judgment entered against a physician insured by the three companies. The trial court found multiple acts of negligence by the physician and held that each insurance policy in effect at the time the physician committed any negligent act was responsible for the entire amount of the verdict up to the amount of the policy limit. The court found that the Empire Casualty Company (Empire) had two policies in effect when the negligent acts were…
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