Legal Opinion

Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Circle S Feed Store, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 17, 2014No. 13-2006PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

I & W, Inc. owned a solution mining operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Its operations formed a cavern under its own property, which grew so large it infringed upon the subsurface property of the nearby Circle S Feed Store, LLC. This cavern, in turn, caused subsidence and damages to Circle S’s surface property. A New Mexico state court found I & W negligent and liable for damages its solution mining operations caused to Circle S’s property.

I & W sought indemnification for the damages under its commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies, which had been issued…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Bartile Roofs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  2. Kannady v. City of KiowaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  3. Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Guaranty National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  5. Timmons v. CalderaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

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