EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. v. Century Indemnity Co.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. claimed that certain Century Indemnity Company excess liability insurance policies covered EnergyNorth’s potential liability for environmental contamination at the site of former utility operations in Dover, New Hampshire. After a jury trial, but before the jury was charged, the district court entered judgment as a matter of law for EnergyNorth. Century appeals, claiming that the district court erred in refusing to allow the case to go to the jury, in excluding some evidence, and in ordering Century to reimburse EnergyNorth for certain costs…