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· 2/9/1988

Commerce Insurance v. Koch

Citations

  • 522 N.E.2d 979
  • 25 Mass. App. Ct. 383
  • 1988 Mass. App. LEXIS 443

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • Part 5 of the Standard Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Policy is subject to a “natural and reasonable interpretation”
  • \'Emphatic words' are generally considered necessary to create a condition precedent that will limit or forfeit rights under an agreement\
  • existence of other insurance was not “condition precedent” for coverage in standard automobile policy, but operated to reduce secondary insurer’s liability
  • coverage under Part 5 excluded in accidents by use of stolen car
  • insurance policies to be written in easily understandable form

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Judges: Brown, Kaplan, Kass

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