Legal Opinion
New Castle County v. Continental Cas. Co.(CNA)
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 23, 1989No. Civ. A. 85-436-JLLPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of comprehensive general liability insurance policies issued by twelve insurance companies. The policies covered two waste disposal landfills operated by New Castle County (“County”): Llangollen 1 and Tybouts Corner. The County brought this action for a declaratory judgment seeking a declaration that the insurance companies must defend and indemnify the County for claims arising from pollution leaching from the two landfills. Prior to trial, eleven insurance companies settled in a manner…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- APPALACHIAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Lang, Neil and Linda Lang v. New York Life Insurance Company, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Broadwell Realty Services, Inc. v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of NYNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- United States Gypsum Co. v. Admiral InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Stonewall Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Asbestos Claims Management Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Underwriters at Lloyds, Continental Casualty Company, American Motorists Insurance Company, Affiliated Fm Insurance Company, Republic Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, Houston General Insurance Company, Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Old Republic Insurance Company, American Centennial Insurance Company, the Constitution State Insurance Company, Employers Insurance of Wausau, and Commercial Union Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, and the Travelers Insurance Company, Asbestos Claims Management Corporation, Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. International Insurance Company, Third-Party-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and H.S. Weavers (Underwriting) Agencies, Ltd., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Trustees of Tufts University v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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