Legal Opinion
Church Mutual Insurance v. Clay Center Christian Church
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2014No. 13-1613PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Cheryl Green and the Estate of John Green (the Greens) appeal from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Church Mutual Insurance Company (Church Mutual). The district court concluded that coverage for the injuries the Greens suffered because of their exposure to carbon monoxide was precluded by pollution exclusions contained in the relevant policies. The district court also held that Church Mutual was not estopped from denying coverage based on those exclusions. We affirm.
I. Background
John Green was the pastor of Clay Center Christian Church (the…
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