Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Co.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Plaintiff and appellant Montgomery Ward filed this lawsuit against four insurance companies, seeking a declaration of coverage and compensatory damages for breach of contract under certain comprehensive general liability policies issued from 1962 to 1976. Montgomery Ward sought coverage for defense and indemnity costs it had incurred because of alleged environmental contamination occurring over a number of years at three automotive service centers it operated in California. After disposing of certain issues by summary adjudication, the trial court dismissed all remaining…
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