RHONE-POULENC v. AMERICAN MOTORISTS INS.


616 A.2d 1192 (1992)

RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICALS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Below, Appellant, v. AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Hunt, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Denis V. Brenan and Glen R. Stuart, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., and Robert N. Sayler (argued), Douglas R. Wright and Marc S. Mayerson, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for appellant Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co.

Robert K. Beste, Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, John Chesney (argued), and David Abernethy, Drinker Biddle & Reath, and S. Elizabeth Evans, Washington, D.C., for appellee American Motorists Ins. Co.

Gary W. Aber and Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Heiman, Aber & Goldlust, Wilmington, and Barry R. Ostrager and Robert F. Cusumano (argued), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for appellee Travelers Indem. Co.

Before VEASEY, C.J., HORSEY and MOORE, JJ.


VEASEY, Chief Justice:

This is an interlocutory appeal1 from two orders of the Superior Court entered on January 16, 1992 and January 31, 1992, respectively,2 granting summary judgment against Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemical Company ("RPB") in a declaratory judgment action filed by certain insurance carriers (the "insurance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases