Legal Opinion
Clendenin Bros. v. United States Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 6, 2006No. Misc. No. 2, September Term 2005PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRELL, Judge.
Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 2002 RephVol., 2005 Cum.Supp.), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§ 12-601 though 12-613, and Maryland Rule 8-305, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Garbis, J.) certified the following question for our consideration:
Whether an insurance company has a duty to defend and/or indemnify its insured in underlying actions alleging injury from exposure to localized welding fumes
a) Where the insurance policy contains a total pollution exclusion that denies…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- American States Insurance v. KolomsIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Sullins v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Cheney v. Bell National Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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- Firemen's Insurance v. Kline & Son Cement Repair, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007
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