· 1/16/1979
Travelers Ins. Co. v. CJ Gayfer's & Co.
Citations
- 366 So. 2d 1199
- 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14036
How courts have described this case
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- citing, inter alia, Prieto v. Reserve Ins. Co., 340 So.2d 1282 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977)
- where roof drainage system installed by contractor failed after contractor's insurance [including premises-operations coverage and completed operations coverage] expired, insurance company was not liable for the loss
- “We find ... that the phrase ‘caused by an occurrence’ informs the insured that an identifiable event other than the causative negligence must take place during the policy period.”
- insurance contracts are often complex, but complexity does not equate with ambiguity
- property damage occurs when “negligence manifests itself in property damage”
- faulty roof drainage system finally leaks
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Judges: Smith
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