National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that absolute pollution exclusion in policy is neither patently nor latently ambiguous
• concluding that where express words of limitation do not appear on the face of an insurance policy, there is no ambiguity and the contract will be enforced as written
• holding appellate court erred in finding summary judgment premature, as construction of unambiguous contract required no additional discovery
• noting that latent, as opposed to patent, ambiguity arises when contract is ambiguous as applied to its subject matter
• noting that courts construe insurance contracts consistent with other jurisdictions because the provisions are identical across jurisdictions
• noting that, upon determination that contract is ambiguous, court may consider extrinsic evidence to determine true meaning of contract

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