U.S. FIRE INS. CO. v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 90-5022.

920 F.2d 487 (1990)

The UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Evanston Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, and Old Republic Insurance Company, Appellees, v. The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 30, 1990.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. O'Keefe, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Scott W. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appeals from the holding of the District Court1 that punitive damages are not covered by the insurance policies issued by the appellees. We affirm.

I.

In 1980, Goodyear obtained liability insurance from United States Fire Insurance Company, Evanston Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, and Old Republic Insurance...

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