Legal Opinion
Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 28, 1983PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
Sterilite Corporation (Sterilite), a manufacturer of molded plastics, was the insured under a so-called “comprehensive general liability policy,” issued by Continental Casualty Company (Continental). This provided protection against certain forms of products liability. In the present suit Sterilite sought a declaration that Continental was obliged to undertake its defense in a third-party action in which it was named as a defendant.
More particularly: Henry Heide, Inc. (Heide), purchased from WRH Products Co., Inc. (WRH), for a price of about $100,000, some 23,130 plastic “starch trays,” i.e.,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by209 opinions
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- Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Belleville Industries, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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