Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Star Fire Coals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1988No. 87-6039PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
The single issue raised in this appeal requires us to interpret a clause in an insurance policy issued by United States Fidelity & Guaranty to Star Fire Coals, Inc., which clause attempts to exclude coverage for certain damages caused by pollution discharges. USF & G seeks in this declaratory action a declaration of rights under the policy it had issued to Star Fire. The district court granted on August 14, 1987, summary judgment to Star Fire. We reverse.
The relevant facts in this appeal are not in dispute. This declaratory action arises out of a lawsuit…
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