Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 25, 1996No. 447, 1995PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The plaintiff below-appellant is Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”). Defendants below-appellees, The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”) and The Standard Fire Insurance Company (“Standard Fire”), are insurance companies which provided a variety of insurance policies, including mail insurance, to WTC during 1988 and 1989.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On January 11, 1990, WTC filed a three-count Complaint against Aetna and Standard Fire alleging that: Aetna’s denial of insurance coverage for a lost shipment of 500 gold coins breached its insurance contract with WTC; Aetna was…
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