Towns v. Vermont Mutual Insurance
Citations
- 726 A.2d 65
- 169 Vt. 545
- 1999 Vt. LEXIS 17
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- \ambiguity does not arise by isolating a word or phrase from the overall context of a contract\
- “generally ambiguity exists if language is reasonably or fairly susceptible to different interpretations”
- “A fair inference from the definition of ‘insured location’ is that the policy only covers property where the insured currently resides or on which the insured is building a dwelling with the intent of residing therein.”
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Judges: Applying the Rule of Insurance Contract Construction That the Language Must Be Strictly Construed Against the Insurer, We Must First Conclude That the Language or Provision at Issue is Ambiguous. See 2 L. Russ & T. Segalla, Couch on Insurance ⧠21.11 (3d Ed.1995). Although We Have No Easy Guidelines by Which to Gauge Whether Language in an Insurance Contract is Ambiguous, Generally Ambiguity Exists if Language is Reasonably or Fairly Susceptible to Different Interpretations. See
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