Legal Opinion
North Pacific Insurance v. Wilson's Distributing Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided November 29, 1995No. 93-CV-053; CA A83361PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTTLER, S. J.
Plaintiff commenced this action for declaratory relief seeking a determination that, under its liability insurance policy insuring Wilson’s Distributing Service, Inc., and William E. Wilson (collectively referred to as the Wilsons), it has no duty to defend an action commenced by Coos-Curry Electric Co-Operative, Inc. (C-CE) against the Wilsons 1 and that it was not obligated to indemnify them for claims alleged in C-CE’s complaint claiming that the Wilsons were responsible for soil and groundwater contamination to its property.
The trial court on two occasions denied Wilsons’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ledford v. GutoskiOregon Supreme Court · 1994
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. ReuterOregon Supreme Court · 1985
- Casey v. Northwestern Security Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. ReuterOregon Supreme Court · 1983
- Oregon Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1988
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- National Union Fire Insurance v. Starplex Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2008
- Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company, an Indiana Corporation v. West Oregon Wood Products, Inc., an Oregon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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