Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Kasler Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1990No. 90-1003PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide whether a comprehensive general liability policy binds an insurer to defend and indemnify its insured regarding certain third-party claims. Concluding that an exclusionary clause within the policy unambiguously discharges the insurer from any duty to defend and indemnify the particular third-party claim prosecuted here, arising from an employee’s work-related bodily injuries, we reverse.
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In May 1985, the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh (National Union) issued a one-year comprehensive general liability policy to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Glover v. National Insurance UnderwritersTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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- Blaylock v. American Guarantee Bank Liability Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Yancey v. Floyd West & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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