ST. PAUL FIRE & MAR. INS. v. U. S. FIRE INS.

No. 80-2522.

655 F.2d 521 (1981)

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Galli (argued), T. E. Byrne, Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Jerome E. Marks (argued), Deasey, Scanlan & Bender, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT, WEIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether a claim against the insured for slander comes within an insurance policy endorsement that provides coverage for professional malpractice. The district court determined that language in the policy that extends protection only for bodily injury or property damage was applicable and, therefore, slander was not covered. We conclude that the definition of injury and damages contained...

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