Legal Opinion

High Voltage Engineering Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 16, 1992No. 92-1588PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant High Voltage Engineering Corporation (“High Voltage”) instituted this diversity action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Federal Insurance Company ("Federal”) demanding reimbursement of costs incurred in defending and indemnifying certain of its officers and directors in an underlying state court action. The district court granted summary judgment for Federal, on the ground that insurance coverage was excluded under the pollution exclusion clause. We affirm.

I

BACKGROUND

A. The Underlying State Court Action

On September 14,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Mathewson Corporation v. Allied Marine Industries, Inc., Brad Foote Gear Works, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,601 James W. Milton v. Van Dorn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  4. August A. Busch & Co. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  5. Atlas Pallet, Inc. v. Bernard Gallagher, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,776 David Snow v. Harnischfeger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. David and Carolyn Gaskell v. The Harvard Cooperative Society, David and Carolyn Gaskell v. The Harvard Cooperative SocietyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  3. Dryden Oil Company of New England, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  4. Alan Corp. v. International Surplus Lines InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
  5. John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. Dykeman Electric Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003

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