Legal Opinion
Atofina Petrochemicals, Inc. v. Evanston Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided April 10, 2003No. 09-02-072 CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
A Triple S Industrial Corporation employee was working at the FINA Oil and Chemical Company (now ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc.) 1 Port Arthur refinery when he drowned in a tank filled with fuel oil. His relatives sued ATOFINA. Admiral Insurance Company, the general liability carrier under the contract between ATOFINA and Triple S, tendered its policy limits of $1,000,000. ATOFINA also claimed insurance coverage as an additional insured under a commercial umbrella liability policy issued to Triple S by Evans-ton Insurance Company (the “excess insurance policy”). Evanston denied…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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4Cited by10 opinions
- Evanston Insurance Co. v. ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
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