LUBBOCK COUNTY HOSP. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS.

No. 97-10908.

143 F.3d 239 (1998)

LUBBOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, doing business as University Medical Center, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA; AIG Aviation Insurance Services; Caledonian Insurance Group, Inc., Defendants, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; AIG Aviation Insurance Services, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lawrence Wharton, John David Rosentreter, Jones, Flygare, Galey, Brown & Wharton, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Fred J. Meier, Christopher Stephen Kilgore, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before JOLLY, WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether any of three endorsements to an aircraft liability insurance policy provides coverage for environmental damages resulting from a 1000-gallon fuel spill that would otherwise be excluded from coverage under the policy's pollution exclusion clauses. The district court granted summary judgment for the insured, finding coverage under two of the three endorsements. The insurer appealed. We ultimately find...

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