Legal Opinion
Town of Harrison v. National Union Fire Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1996PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The issue presented on this appeal concerns the interpretation of the pollution exclusions contained in the commercial liability policies issued to plaintiffs, the Town of Harrison and Village of Harrison. The Appellate Division determined that because plaintiffs were not responsible for the alleged illegal dumping of waste materials onto property owned by complainants in three of the underlying actions, the pollution exclusion clauses in the policies were inapplicable to bar coverage. We disagree. The language of the pollution exclusions does not require that…
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