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· 5/27/1889

Hoag v. Prime

Citations

  • 5 N.Y.S. 502
  • 1 Silv. Sup. 515
  • 24 N.Y. St. Rep. 476
  • 52 Hun 615
  • 1889 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2481

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  • “The rules governing policy interpretation require us to look first to the language of the contract in order to ascertain its plain meaning or the meaning a layperson would ordinarily attach to it.”

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