California Court of Appeal October 19, 1990, A041180 (Masonite Co. v. Great American Surplus Lines Insurance)

Opinion

STEIN, J.

Introduction

Great American Surplus Lines Insurance Company (GASLIC) issued an environmental impairment liability insurance policy to Masonite Corporation (Masonite).

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The California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) subsequently discovered that there was soil and water contamination at the site of one of Masonite’s operations and issued a cleanup and abatement order.