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· 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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