Artra Group, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance

BLOOM, Judge.

In this declaratory judgment case, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted the relief sought by American Motorists Insurance Company (AMICO): a declaration that AMICO did not owe a duty to its insured, ARTRA Group, Inc. (AR-TRA), either to defend ARTRA in an environmental damage action brought against it by the Sherwin-Williams Company or to indemnify ARTRA for any damages Sherwin-Williams might recover in that action.

Appealing from that judgment, ARTRA presents four issues:

1. Did the trial court err in ruling that Maryland law controls substantive contract issues governing…