Legal Opinion
Fischer & Porter Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-0832PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
For the reasons which follow, summary judgment will be granted in favor of the insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and against the insured, Fischer & Porter Company. Plaintiff has failed to adduce evidence from which a reasonable juror could find that there was a “sudden and accidental” pollution occurrence under the terms of the insurance policy in question. For the same reasons, the cross-motion of Fischer & Porter for partial summary judgment must be denied.
1. Fischer & Porter Company brought this declaratory judgment action against Liberty Mutual…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Fireman's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Raymond DufresneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Aardvark Associates, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America, Aardvark Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- American Motorists Insurance v. ARTRA Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- International Minerals & Chemical Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Lower Paxon Township v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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