· 10/30/1991
Gerrish Corporation, Doing Business as Gerrish Motors, Doing Business as Scrub-A-Dub v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company
Citations
- 947 F.2d 1023
- 22 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20241
- 34 ERC (BNA) 1464
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 26437
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “absent fraud or misrepresentation, [a contracting party] is bound by the terms of the [contract], and cannot thereafter complain that he did not read or know the terms.”
- “[W]hen the insurer issues a policy and accepts payment for insurance coverage under that policy, the insurer agrees to assume the risks enunciated in the policy.”
- under Vermont law, insurance policy exclusions are to be strictly and narrowly construed
- pollution in stream and groundwater clearly represent actual damage to property
- under Vermont law, insurance policy exclusions are to be strictly and narrowly construed
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Judges: Van Graafeiland, Meskill, McLaughlin
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