Legal Opinion
Washoe County v. Transcontinental Insurance
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1994No. 24157PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This dispute centers around the meaning of the term “occurrence” in an insurance policy under which Washoe County seeks indemnity from respondents Transcontinental Insurance Company and Columbia Casualty Company. We reverse the decision of the district court and remand with instructions to enter partial summary judgment in favor of Washoe County.
FACTS
In late 1985, over forty children and their parents sued Washoe County (the County) for negligently licensing the Papoose Palace Day Care Center (Papoose). The plaintiffs alleged that the County breached its duty to investigate Papoose’s…
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