Legal Opinion
Sperling v. Allstate Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 9, 2007No. 06-045PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Insureds Susan and Kris Sperling appeal the superior court’s grant of summary judgment for insurer Allstate Indemnity Company (Allstate) in a first-party-coverage dispute arising out of an oil spill in their basement. Insureds contend that the court: (1) failed to apply the doctrine of efficient proximate cause; (2) failed to give a reasonable interpretation of the policy term “explosion” in denying personal property coverage; and (3) erroneously concluded that Allstate had not waived the coverage exclusion for personal property. We affirm.
*523¶ 2. The following facts are undisputed.…
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. BongenAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Hayley v. Allstate Ins. Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2004
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- Aube v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sperling v. Allstate Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2007