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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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