Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Spatt, J.
On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the intentional discharge of waste materials into waterways over a course of years by a manufacturer in the regular course of *126its business was "sudden and accidental” so as to require the appellants to defend or indemnify the plaintiff pursuant to liability insurance policies issued to the plaintiff. For the reasons that follow, we find that the intentional discharge of waste materials into the environment involved in this case was not "sudden and accidental” and, therefore, was within the express terms of the…
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