· 5/26/2000
Pine Ridge Realty, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance
Citations
- 2000 ME 100
- 752 A.2d 595
How courts have described this case
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- noting that courts will not interpret even an ambiguous insurance contract “to provide coverage that was never contemplated by the parties.”
- explaining that “[t]he touchstone of contract interpretation is the intent of the parties”
- “In the insurance context, when a loss occurs after a binder has been issued, but before- a policy is written, the insurer is bound to provide coverage in line with its standard policies referenced in the binder (citations omitted
- “In the insurance context, when a loss occurs after a binder has been issued, but before- a policy is written, the insurer is bound to provide coverage in line with its standard policies referenced in the binder (citations omitted) or policies standard throughout the industry.”
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Judges: Wathen, Clifford, Rudman, Dana, Saufley, Alexander, Calkins
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