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Insurance Company of North America v. Keene Corp. et al.; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Keene Corp. et al., 1982 — 455 U.S. 1007 · caselaw · US
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Insurance Company of North America v. Keene Corp. et al.; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.
455 U.S. 1007·Supreme Court of the United States·1982
Justice White, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Powell would grant certio-rari. Justice Brennan took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions and motions.
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Opinion
No. 81-1012.
No. 81-1197.
No. 81-1298.
No. 81-1328.
Insurance Company of North America v. Keene Corp. et al.; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.; and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Keene Corp. et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. D. C. Cir. Motions of Commercial Union Insurance Cos. and American Home Assurance Co. et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae in No. 81-1012 granted. Motion of Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd., et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in No. 81-1328 granted. Motions of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., et al. and Home Insurance Co. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.
Justice White, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Powell would grant certio-rari. Justice Brennan took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions and motions.
Reported below: 215 U. S. App. D. C. 156, 667 F. 2d 1034.