MARTIN v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

94-5817; CA A90371.

932 P.2d 1207 (1997)

146 Or. App. 270

Thomson MARTIN, an individual, Appellant, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Respondent and Douglas Sawyer, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy Pool Reeve, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Lisa E. Lear argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Dianne K. Dailey and Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland.

Frank V. Langfitt, III, and Ater, Wynne, Hewitt, Dodson & Skerritt and Laura A. Foggan, Robert B. Bell, Luis de la Torre and Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington D.C., filed an amicus curiae brief for Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.

Before WARREN, P.J., and EDMONDS and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


WARREN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Thomson Martin (Martin) appeals the dismissal of his claim against defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) for breach of two insurance policies that State Farm had issued to him. Martin argues that the trial court erred in holding that neither policy required State Farm to defend him against claims made by third parties for the costs of remedying environmental contamination...

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