Legal Opinion
Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Columbia Casualty Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1984No. 83-177PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, pursuant to the Federal Court State Law Certificate Procedure Act, §§ 1-13-104 through 1-13-107, W.S. 1977, and Rules 11.01 through 11.07, Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure, certified to this court the following questions:
“1. Where a general liability policy is broad enough to cover punitive damages and makes no distinction between compensatory or punitive damages, and there is no exclusion in the policy against coverage for punitive damages, does Wyoming public policy prohibit the enforcement of punitive damage…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. VoigtSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Danculovich v. BrownWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Lazenby Ex Rel. Lazenby v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Dayton Hudson Corp. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Boehm v. Cody Country Chamber of CommerceWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
- Roussalis v. Wyoming Medical Center, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Albany County School District No. 1Wyoming Supreme Court · 1988
- Weaver v. MitchellWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
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