Charter International Oil Co. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co.

DECISION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the motion of Travelers Casualty and Surety Company (“Travelers”) for summary judgment on the Complaint of Charter International Oil Company (“Charter”) to obtain insurance coverage for the costs of cleaning up and redeveloping a parcel of land on the shore of the Sakonnet River in Tiverton, Rhode Island. After careful consideration, for the reasons set forth below, Travelers’ motion will be denied.

I. Background and Facts

The facts engendering this dispute, or at least those facts necessary to the Court’s…