Legal Opinion
Castle & Cooke, Inc. v. Great American Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 6, 1986No. 13261-0-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
—This is a declaratory judgment action brought by Castle & Cooke, Inc., against its insurer Great American Insurance Company for breach of contract and for bad faith denial of its duty to defend. At issue is a Great American policy in effect from October 1, 1972 until January 1, 1977.
On March 22, 1974, the complaint in the case of Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co., Castle & Cooke, Inc., d/b/a Bumble Bee Seafoods, and Columbia Wards Fisheries was filed in federal district court. An amended class action complaint was served on Castle & Cooke on May 15, 1974. On June 21, 1976, an order was…
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