Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/5/1979
State v. Glens Falls Insurance
Citations
- 404 A.2d 101
- 137 Vt. 313
- 1979 Vt. LEXIS 985
How courts have described this case
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- construing a policy covering damages neither expected nor intended, the court held that an insured sheriff was entitled to coverage with respect to a wrongful levy claim where the sheriff had a mistaken belief that he was authorized to levy on the property he seized
- construing a policy covering damages neither expected nor intended, the court held that an insured sheriff was entitled to coverage with respect to a wrongful levy claim where the sheriff had a mistaken belief that he was authorized to levy on the property he seized
- seizure of mobile home was an occurrence because no harm was intended by the insured
- punitive damages covered where insurer agreed to pay “all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages”
- insured had “reasonable expectation” that broad policy language of “all sums” meant “all sums” including punitive damages
- insurance industry developed standard occurrence-based liability policy which included definition of occurrence as in NUFI
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Judges: Barney, Daley, Larrow, Billings, Hill
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