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PORT OF PORTLAND v. WATER QUALITY INS. SYNDICATE

Civ. Nos. 80-780-RE, 81-94-RE.

549 F.Supp. 233 (1982)

The PORT OF PORTLAND, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff, v. WATER QUALITY INSURANCE SYNDICATE, a foreign corporation, Defendant. The PORT OF PORTLAND, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

October 7, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Wonacott, Donald J. Morgan, Craig C. Murphy, Wood Tatum Mosser Brooke & Holden, Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

Alex L. Parks, C. Kent Roberts, Parks, Montague, Allen & Greif, Portland, Or., Sheldon E. Vogel, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, New York City, for defendant Water Quality Ins. Syndicate.

James M. Callahan, Landis, Aebi & Bailey, P.C., Portland, Or., for defendant St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

OPINION

REDDEN, Judge:

This is an action brought by the Port of Portland ("the Port") against two of its insurers, St. Paul Insurance ("St. Paul") and the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate ("WQIS"). A dredge owned by the Port, the OREGON, sank at its moorings and created a large oil slick on the Willamette River. The Port contracted with third parties to clean up the slick, and sought repayment from its insurers. The insurers deny coverage under their policies...

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