Legal Opinion
Meridian Oil Production, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1994No. 93-07463PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The insured sought indemnity from its insurer for pollution damages the insured caused a landowner in drilling and plugging an oil and gas well. The insurer obtained summary judgment in the district court, upon the holding that the pollution was not a covered “occurrence.” That court also rejected the insured’s Stowers 1 settlement claim. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
This insurance coverage dispute stems from an underlying property damage suit, in which judgment for the landowner was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit in Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co., 874 F.2d 1373 (10th…
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- G. A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Viles v. Security National Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- Republic National Life Insurance Co. v. HeywardTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Meridian Oil Production, Inc. v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Martin Marietta Matl v. St Paul Fire & MrneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002