SCH. DIST. FOR CITY OF ROYAL OAK v. CONTINENTAL CAS.

No. 89-2127.

912 F.2d 844 (1990)

SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR the CITY OF ROYAL OAK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Goodman, argued, Steven G. Silverman, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Roy H. Christiansen, Kerr, Russell & Weber, Detroit, Thomas H. Crouch, William M. Hart, Bradley M. Jones, Christian A. Preus, argued, Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson & Flaskamp, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant-appellant.

Before MILBURN and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.


DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

The main question presented in this appeal is whether, under Michigan law, public policy bars enforcement of a liability insurance policy covering an allegedly intentional civil rights violation. The district court held that Michigan law did not preclude enforcement of the insurance policy in accordance with its terms. The court also held that although the civil rights violation constituted an employment contract violation as well,...

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