Legal Opinion

Atlantic Avenue Associates v. Central Solutions, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided May 18, 2001No. 85,954PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Knudson, J.:

Great Northern Insurance Company (Great Northern) appeals from an adverse judgment of $6,885 entered in favor of Central Solutions, Inc. (Central). The issues on appeal are limited to whether the trial court erred in holding ambiguous the pollution exclusion clause within the underlying insurance policy and awarding attorney fees to indemnify Central.

We reverse the trial court’s judgment because the pollution exclusion clause is unambiguous and precludes coverage under the uncontroverted facts of this case.

The underlying facts are: Atlantic Avenue Associates (Atlantic) owns a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Catholic Diocese of Dodge City v. RaymerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  2. Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  3. City of Salina, Kan. v. Maryland Cas. Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1994
  4. Crescent Oil Co. v. Federated Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1995
  5. Elliott v. Farm Bureau Ins. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1999

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Gerdes v. American Family Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2010
  3. Everest Indemnity Insurance Company v. Jake's Fireworks, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 2020
  4. Union Insurance v. MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  5. Union Insurance v. MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010

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