AEROJET-GENERAL CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. A042785.

211 Cal.App.3d 216 (1989)

257 Cal. Rptr. 621

AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, Respondent; CHESHIRE AND COMPANIES et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

April 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Moses Lasky, John E. Munter, Scott P. DeVries, Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter and William L. Berry, Jr., for Petitioners.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Andrea S. Ordin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Theodora Berger, Assistant Attorney General, and Timothy R. Patterson, Deputy Attorney General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Barry L. Bunshoft, Richard L. Seabolt, Andrew K. Gordon, Bonnie L. O'Niell, Brian A. Kelly, Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, Steven M. Crane and Morris, Polich & Purdy for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

HANING, J.

This extraordinary writ proceeding arises from a declaratory relief action brought against environmental polluters by their insurers. Petitioners Aerojet-General Corporation and Cordova Chemical Company seek a writ of mandate to set aside an order granting real party insurance companies' summary adjudication of the issue that no portion of environmental cleanup...

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