Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Fulkerson

Plaintiff, Bituminous Casualty Corporation (Bituminous), sold a comprehensive general liability insurance policy to Paul Puntney, an oil well service contractor. When Puntney was subsequently sued by Leland and M.L. Fulkerson, Bituminous brought this action against both Puntney and the Fulkersons to obtain a declaratory judgment that the damages sought by the Fulkersons in their lawsuit were excluded from coverage under Puntney’s insurance policy and that Bituminous therefore had no obligation to either defend Puntney or to pay any judgment which might be rendered against him in that…