Spinx Oil Co. v. Federated Mutual Insurance

Finney, Justice:

Appellant-Respondent Federated Mutual Insurance Com pany (Federated) appeals the master-in-equity’s final order declaring Federated liable under its policy of insurance for environmental cleanup of pollutants at certain of Respondent-Appellant Spinx Oil Company, Inc.’s, (Spinx Oil) gas station sites. Spinx Oil appeals the master’s denial of attorney’s fees. We affirm.

Federated provided comprehensive general liability coverage to Spinx Oil from the 1970’s until 1984, when Spinx Oil obtained coverage from another insurer. As a result of negotiations between Stewart Spinks, the…