Allstate Insurance Co. v. United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.

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• the meaning of a contract must be ascertained from all of its provisions, not from the literal or technical construction of an isolated clause
• in determining the amount due for loss under an insurance policy, the true meaning of the contract must be ascertained from all of its provisions, and not from the literal or technical construction of an isolated or special clause

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