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Insurance

Jun. 14, 2003

Policyholder Stuck: 'Collapse' Means Collapse

SAN FRANCISCO - If an insurance policy explicitly limits coverage to the "collapse" of a house, the state Supreme Court said Thursday, it means what it says.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - If an insurance policy explicitly limits coverage to the "collapse" of a house, the state Supreme Court said Thursday, it means what it says.
        Even if the structure is sagging, bowing or teetering. Even if collapse is inevitable. If a ...

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