International Union of Operating Engineers v. Minneapolis Civil Service Commission

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• concluding that the landlord had no duty to defend claims raised by his tenants after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a defective and improperly maintained furnace
• holding that carbon monoxide that leaked from a defective furnace and central heating system into tenants' apartments \was a `gaseous ... irritant or contaminant' and constituted `fumes' and `chemicals' within the clear language of the definition of `pollutant'\
• holding that carbon monoxide that leaked from a defective furnace and central heating system into tenants’ apartments “was a ‘gaseous ... irritant or contaminant’ and constituted ‘fumes’ and ‘chemicals’ within the clear language of the definition of ‘pollutant’ ”
• noting that the absolute pollution exclusion was \so broad in its application that it sweeps away coverage well beyond that which might be required to meet the [insurance] industry's legitimate aims\
• noting that the absolute pollution exclusion was “so broad in its application that it sweeps away coverage well beyond that which might be required to meet the [insurance] industry’s legitimate aims”
• finding the provision unambiguous because its language is “quite specific” and people of ordinary intelligence would not conclude that it was inapplicable to tenants’ carbon monoxide poisoning

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