Legal Opinion
United States Fire Insurance v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1990No. 90-5022PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appeals from the holding of the District *488Court1 that punitive damages are not covered by the insurance policies issued by the appellees. We affirm.
I
In 1980, Goodyear obtained liability insurance from United States Fire Insurance Company, Evanston Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, and Old Republic Insurance Company (hereinafter “the insurers”).2 This insurance included coverage of product liability claims. In 1981, Dale Hodder, a resident of Minnesota, was seriously injured in an accident involving a tire rim manufactured by…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Pennsylvania. Appeal of the Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
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