· 4/3/2003
United States Underwriters Insurance v. Affordable Housing Foundation, Inc.
Citations
- 256 F. Supp. 2d 176
- 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6376
- 2003 WL 1894916
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “in interpreting contractual language . . . . text should always be read in its context”
- Courts must “avoid construing conflicting provisions and ambiguities within a policy in such a manner as to negate certain coverages, or in ways that render coverage provisions mere surplusage.”
- policy should be interpreted to avoid surplusage
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Judges: McMahon
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