Legal Opinion
Champion International Corporation v. Continental Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 1976No. 956, Docket 75-7664PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Continental Casualty Company (“Continental”) appeals from a judgment of $1,320,139.64 ($1,000,000 plus interest) entered against it by the district court, after a non-jury trial, and in favor of Champion International Corporation (“Champion”). Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
This action involves the quite frequently perplexing problem presented in endeavoring to construe clauses in insurance policies. The policies in issue here were issued by Continental and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) to Champion, to cover products liability losses…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. WesolowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Sturges Manufacturing Co. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Martin Bros. Container & Timber Products Corp.District Court, D. Oregon · 1966
- Stauffer Chemical Co. v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NO. AMER.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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- Newmont Mines Limited and Esso Resources Canada Limited v. Hanover Insurance Company & Utica Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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