Legal Opinion
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 17, 1996No. 1-95-1869PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal concerns environmental pollution at a plant Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (FOTL), formerly owned in Bridgeport, Connecticut. FOTL sought a declaratory judgment against defendants Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers) and Transportation Insurance Company (Transportation) for failing to defend it in connection with the subject pollution. Travelers and Transportation filed answers and affirmative defenses. Travelers also filed a counterclaim seeking a declaration that it had no duty to defend or indemnify FOTL.
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