Legal Opinion
Motorists Insurance v. BFI Waste Management
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1999No. 17495PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grady, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal and a cross-appeal from a summary judgment declaring that Motorists Mutual Insurance Company (“Motorists Mutual”) has no duty to defend or indemnify BFI Waste Systems of Ohio, Inc. (“BFI”) under the terms of a policy of liability insurance that Motorists Mutual issued to Speedi Delivery Service, Inc. (“Speedi”).
Speedi is a freight hauler. It had a contract with BFI to transport trailers owned by BFI to various work sites, using tractors owned by Speedi and driven by Speedi employees. On March 15, 1995, Ralph Stephens, a Speedi driver, was injured in an…
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