ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. v. AMERICAN BANK

Nos. 92-35319, 92-35368.

33 F.3d 1159 (1994)

ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. AMERICAN BANK, f/k/a Western State Bank, a Montana Banking Corporation; Northern Lines Layers, Inc., a Montana Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Zadick, Ugrin, Alexander, Zadick & Slovak; Maxon R. Davis, Cure, Borer & Davis, Great Falls, MT, for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee.

Donald W. Molloy, Molloy Law Firm; Sidney R. Thomas, Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, Billings, MT, for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge:

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (St. Paul) appeals the district court's judgment in favor of its insured, American Bank, (American) in a coverage dispute. Because there is no coverage under the terms of the policy, and because the district court clearly erred in finding that St. Paul is estopped from denying coverage, we reverse.

THE UNDERLYING LITIGATION

In the underlying action, Northern Line Layers (NLL), a customer...

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