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Just v. Land Reclamation, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Sep 19, 1990
456 N.W.2d 570 (Wis. 1990)

Summary

holding that the terms "sudden and accidental" in a pollution exclusion clause means unexpected and unintended, thus excluding coverage even if pollution occurs over a period of time

Summary of this case from Guenther v. City of Onalaska

Opinion

No. 88-1656.

Filed September 19, 1990.


(Previously reported at 155 Wis.2d 737, 456 N.W.2d 570 reversing and remanding 151 Wis.2d 593, 445 N.W.2d 683 (Ct. App. 1989).)


Motion for Reconsideration denied without costs.

Notwithstanding this denial, the following changes have been made to 155 Wis.2d 737, 760, 456 N.W.2d 570, 579 (1990).

Strike the words "the insurance carriers have a duty to defend" and insert a lower case "s" in the word summary. The second to last sentence of the opinion will then read as follows: "Because the exclusionary clause does not preclude coverage, and the allegations in the complaint together with the depositions, interrogatories and affidavits raise inferences that could support a recovery covered by the policy, summary judgment should not have been granted."


Summaries of

Just v. Land Reclamation, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Sep 19, 1990
456 N.W.2d 570 (Wis. 1990)

holding that the terms "sudden and accidental" in a pollution exclusion clause means unexpected and unintended, thus excluding coverage even if pollution occurs over a period of time

Summary of this case from Guenther v. City of Onalaska
Case details for

Just v. Land Reclamation, Ltd.

Case Details

Full title:Thomas S. JUST and Lisa P. Just, Shirley M. Bosch, Roger Dosemegan, John…

Court:Supreme Court of Wisconsin

Date published: Sep 19, 1990

Citations

456 N.W.2d 570 (Wis. 1990)
456 N.W.2d 570

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