· 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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