· 5/5/1989
American Protection Insurance v. McMahan
Citations
- 562 A.2d 462
- 151 Vt. 520
- 85 A.L.R. 4th 945
- 1989 Vt. LEXIS 86
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- claim stated by allegation that “presence of toxic material [UFFI] in the walls of their house constitutes ‘destruction of tangible property’”
- “Insurance contracts are construed according to their terms and . . . [w]hen the language is ambiguous, the ambiguity is resolved in favor of the insured party.”
- “The judicial power, as conferred by the Constitution of this State upon this Court, is . . . the right to determine actual controversies arising between adverse litigants, duly instituted in courts of proper jurisdiction.”
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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Morse
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