PATZ v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 93-2135.

15 F.3d 699 (1994)

Paul PATZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean P. Laing (argued), O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman, Milwaukee, WI, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Thomas R. Schrimpf (argued), Susan R. Tyndall, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Laura A. Foggan, Daniel E. Troy, Russell Sullivan, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, KANNE, Circuit Judge, and REINHARD, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 17, 1994.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company appeals from a judgment in favor of its insureds (the Patz family and their corporation), rendered after a jury trial. The appeal requires us to interpret a pollution-exclusion clause found in many liability insurance policies. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and the substantive issues are governed...

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