Legal Opinion
Board of Education, Yonkers City School District v. Cna Insurance Company and Continental Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 1988No. 425, Docket 87-7690PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Continental Casualty Company, (the company), a member of the CNA Insurance Group, is the primary liability insurer for the appellee, the Board of Education of the City of Yonkers (the Board). Under the terms of a 1978 liability policy, the company agreed to indemnify the Board, up to $3 million, for a broad spectrum of possible liabilities. The policy, however, is not all-inclusive. It contains a substantial number of coverage exclusions. The appellants now ask us to determine that the policy excludes defense costs attributable to racial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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