Legal Opinion
St. Joseph Light & Power Co. v. Zurich Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1983No. Nos. 81-2430, 81-2431, 81-2432 and 82-1034PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a dispute between a public utility, St. Joseph’s Light & Power Co. (SJLP), and several insurance companies over liability for damage to one of SJLP’s boilers at its power plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. All but one of the parties appeal or cross-appeal from the judgment of the district court. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. Background.
On April 26,1975, SJLP’s Boiler No. 6 at its Lake Road power plant in St. Joseph, Missouri, caught fire and suffered serious damage. As a result, the boiler was inoperative…
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