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· 12/14/1965

McGann v. Hobbs Lumber Company

Citations

  • 145 S.E.2d 476
  • 150 W. Va. 364
  • 1965 W. Va. LEXIS 362

How courts have described this case

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  • insurance agent's reassurances that policy covered recent loss do not bar insurer's later claim that terms of policy did not cover underlying risk
  • insurance agent’s reassurances that policy covered recent loss do not bar insurer’s later claim that terms of policy did not cover underlying risk
  • “A liability insurance policy, unlike a builder’s risk policy, is designed to indemnify the insured against damage to other persons or property caused by his work or property and is not intended to cover damage to the insured’s property or work completed by him.”

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Judges: Caplan

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