METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.

(SC 16205), (SC 16206), (SC 16207)

255 Conn. 295 (2001)

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Brady, with whom were Randy K. Paar, pro hac vice, Wesley W. Horton, and, on the brief, Everett E. Newton, Jerold Oshinsky, pro hac vice, Eugene R. Anderson, pro hac vice, and Mark Garbowski, pro hac vice, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Thomas J. Groark, Jr., with whom was Kathleen D. Monnes, for the appellees (defendant Travelers Casualty and Surety Company et al.).

Stephen A. Fennell, pro hac vice, with whom were John B. Farley and, on the brief, Charles G. Cole, pro hac vice, Brian J. Leske, pro hac vice, Margaret A. Arnold, pro hac vice, Stephen R. Apel, pro hac vice, R. Cornelius Danaher, Kathleen F. Munroe, Ralph G. Eddy and Keith McCabe, for the appellees (defendant The Home Insurance Company et al.).

Louis B. Blumenfeld, Laura A. Foggan, pro hac vice, Daniel E. Troy, pro hac vice, and Keith U. Kuder, pro hac vice, filed a brief for the Insurance Environmental Litigation Association as amicus curiae.

Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Spear, JS.


Opinion

KATZ, J.

This appeal requires us to determine the scope and meaning of the "per occurrence" limit of liability under certain excess insurance policies issued by the defendant insurers1 to the plaintiff, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan). In particular, we must determine whether, under the circumstances of this case, there was one occurrence under the...

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