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CAREY CANADA, INC. v. COLUMBIA CAS. CO.

Nos. 89-7266, 89-7267.

940 F.2d 1548 (1991)

CAREY CANADA, INC., Appellant, v. COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY, et al. The CELOTEX CORPORATION, Appellant, v. COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold Oshinsky, Washington, D.C., with whom Nicholas J. Zoogman, New York City, and Karen L. Bush, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants.

James P. Schaller, with whom M. Elizabeth Medaglia, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellees Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.

James W. Greene, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellee Columbia Cas. Co.

Before EDWARDS, D.H. GINSBURG, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

As Lord Mansfield propounded, "[m]ost of the disputes in the world arise from words." Morgan v. Jones, 98 Eng.Rep. 587, 596 (K.B. 1773) (citing Vide Essay on Human Understanding, c. 9, 10, 11). Courts agonize over the prospect of rendering judgment of far-reaching effect based on the construction of a single word. This is such a case.

Carey Canada, Inc. ("Carey Canada...

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