Legal Opinion
American States Insurance v. Skrobis Painting & Decorating, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 22, 1994No. 92-0809PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchudson, J.
Skrobis Painting and Decorating, Inc. (Skrobis) appeals from a summary judgment declaring that its insurance policy with American States Insurance Co. (American) did not provide coverage for the cost of remediating a fuel spill. Because the trial court correctly concluded that the absolute pollution exclusion of the policy precluded coverage, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The factual background is not in dispute. The City of Stevens Point hired Skrobis, a painting contractor, to paint a water tower. On August 14, 1989, while working on that job, Skrobis employees were filling a compressor with…
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