Legal Opinion

Down East Energy Corp. v. Niagara Fire Insurance

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 16, 1999No. 98-1966, 98-1967PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

The underlying dispute in this case arises out of a series of pollution liability insurance policies issued to plaintiff-appel-lee Down East Energy Corporation (“Down East”) by defendant-appellant Niagara Fire Insurance Company (“Niagara”).

Down East and its sister company, Brunswick Coal & Lumber (“BC & L”), were in the business of selling gasoline and home heating oil. As part of this business, Down East owned the Jordan Bay Mobil gas station located in Raymond, Maine. In 1983, Down East and BC & L each purchased a comprehensive insurance policy for their various…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  2. 71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1398, 35 fed.r.serv.3d 395 Miguel Angel Ayala-Gerena v. Bristol Myers-Squibb Company, D/B/A Bristol Myers-SquibbCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Ansin v. River Oaks Furniture, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  4. The Ph Group Ltd., F/k/a, Cognetics Europe Ltd v. David L. Birch, the Ph Group Ltd., F/k/a Cognetics Europe, Ltd. v. David L. Birch, Cognetics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. Roberts v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  2. John Beaudette, Inc. v. Sentry Insurance a Mutual Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
  3. Raytheon Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
  4. Scott-Blanton v. Universal City Studios Productions LLLPDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  5. Huber v. JLG Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003

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