Legal Opinion

Royal Insurance Company of America American Employers Insurance Co. v. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 23, 2002No. 01-3645PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. (“Kirksville”), was sued by its neighbor, Lewistown Heet Gas Co. (“Lew-istown”), for damages caused by a ruptured underground cistern. Kirksville’s liability insurers, Royal Insurance Company of America and American Employers Insurance Company (collectively, “Royal”) filed this diversity declaratory judgment action, seeking a ruling they had no duty to defend or indemnify Kirksville because of the absolute pollution exclusions in their policies. In a prior appeal, we held that the insurers breached their duty to defend a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  3. McCormack Baron Management Services, Inc. v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1999
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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Fag Bearings CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company v. Lou Fusz Automotive Network, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. Porter v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. Dawn M. Harlor v. Amica Mutual Insurance COmpanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
  5. Michelle Ideker v. Harley-Davidson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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