ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Inc., Respondents,
v.
McCORMICK & BAXTER CREOSOTING CO., Appellant,
National Continental Insurance Company, successor to American Star Insurance Company by change of name; Consolidated American Insurance Company; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company; Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London; United States Fire Insurance Company; Continental Casualty Company; Gulf Insurance Company, Respondents, and
Boston Insurance Company; Mission Insurance Company (in liquidation); Mission National Insurance Company (in liquidation); National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Scottsdale Insurance Company, Defendants.
McCORMICK & BAXTER CREOSOTING CO., Cross-Complainant—Appellant,
v.
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Inc., National Continental Insurance Company, successor to American Star Insurance Company by change of name; Consolidated American Insurance Company; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company; Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London; United States Fire Insurance Company; Continental Casualty Company; Gulf Insurance Company; National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Cross-Defendants—Respondents, and
Boston Insurance Company; Mission Insurance Company (in liquidation); Mission National Insurance Company (in liquidation), Cross-Defendants.
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Argued and Submitted December 23, 1992.
Decided March 9, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Barry S. Levin, San Francisco, California, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Celia M. Jackson and Susan M. Leberman, San Francisco, California, Paul R. Gary, G. Frank Hammond and Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Portland.
Peter R. Chamberlain, Portland, argued the cause for respondent Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. With him on the brief were Barry M. Mount, Richard A. Lee and Bodyfelt Mount Stroup & Chamberlain, Portland.
David M. Jacobi, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for respondents U.S. Fire Ins. Co., Consol. American Ins. Co., Nat. Continental Ins. Co. and Gulf Ins. Co. With him on the brief for respondent U.S. Fire Ins. Co. were Janet E. McKinnon and Wilson, Smith, Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, WA, George M. McKallip and Kennedy, King & Zimmer, Portland, for respondent Consol. American Ins. Co. and Nat. Ins. Co., and Mildred J. Carmack, Jay T. Waldon, David E. Prange and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, for respondent Gulf Ins. Co.
Thomas A. Gordon, Portland, argued the cause for cross-defendants—respondents St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Inc., and St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., Inc. James T. Waldron, Portland, argued the cause for cross-defendants—respondents Continental Casualty Company, Gulf Ins. Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, and National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford. On the brief were I. Franklin Hunsaker, Thomas A. Gordon, Roger Westendorf and Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland, and Jeffrey L. Fillerup, Robin Craig-Olson and Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, San Francisco, CA, for cross-defendants—respondents St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Inc., and St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., Inc.; George W. McKallip, Garr M. King and Kennedy, King & Zimmer, Portland, for cross-defendants—respondents Nat. Continental Ins. Co. and Consolidated American Ins. Co.; Paul D. Nelson, Michael A. Gevertz and Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, San Francisco, CA, and F. Scott Farleigh, Karen S. Stayer and Farleigh, Wada & Witt, Portland, for cross-defendant—respondent Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London; Barry M. Mount, Peter R. Chamberlain, Richard A. Lee and Bodyfelt Mount, Stroup & Chamberlain, Portland, for cross-defendant—respondent Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.; David J. Jacobi and Wilson, Smith, Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, WA, for cross-defendant—respondent U.S. Fire Ins. Co.; and Mildred J. Carmack; David E. Prange, James T. Waldron and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, for cross-defendants—respondents Continental Cas. Co., Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's Subscribing to Certificate No. 10010 and National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford.
Rick T. Haselton and Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae for Associated Oregon Industries.
Jeffrey V. Hill, Bradford H. Lamb and Zarosinski & Hill, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae for Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.
Before ROSSMAN, P.J., and De MUNIZ and LEESON, JJ.
Court of Appeals of Oregon.
De MUNIZ, Judge.
Plaintiffs and cross-defendants St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Inc., and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Inc. (St. Paul), brought this declaratory judgment action against their insured McCormick & Baxter (M & B). St. Paul sought a declaration that there is no coverage under St Paul's liability insurance contracts for costs incurred by M & B in investigating and correcting environmental contamination resulting from its...
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