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· 2/20/1973

Travelers Insurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Citations

  • 491 S.W.2d 363
  • 1973 Tenn. LEXIS 422

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that “exceptions, exclusions, and limitations in policies of insurance are to be most strongly construed against the insurer”
  • loaded shotgun, cause of discharge in vehicle not clear but held to have arisen out of vehicle's use
  • one hunter injured his hunting companion when he attempted to place a shotgun in the backseat of the vehicle used for hunting
  • “A provision in a policy limiting or reducing coverage is to be construed strongly against the insurer.”
  • although cause of discharge of loaded shotgun in vehicle not clear, the court held it to have arisen out of vehicle’s use
  • “It is clear from the facts in the instant case that ... the injury was connected with the use of the vehicle during the act of loading ”

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Judges: Humphreys, Dyer, Cooper, Chattin, McCanless

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