Legal Opinion
Clemco Industries v. Commercial Union Insurance
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 23, 1987No. C-85-1464 WHOPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ORRICK, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Clemco Industries (“Clemco”), a California general partnership engaged in the manufacture of sandblasting protection equipment, was insured by defendant, Commercial Union Insurance Company (“Commercial”), a Massachusetts corporation, for the years 1970-76 under three consecutive comprehensive general liability policies. Those policies insured Clemco against, among other things, damages sustained by Clemco arising from the contraction of silicosis by users of its equipment, allegedly due to the faulty manufacture of the equipment. Clemco…
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