Legal Opinion

Vaudreuil Lumber Co. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1930PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

The single question presented is whether the use of force upon the inner doors is an “entry into such . . . vault , , , effected, by force and violence by the use *520of tools . . . directly upon the exterior” of the vault within the meaning of this provision of the policy.

The policy in question is not one prescribed by statute, but one drafted by the defendant company. As to such a policy, “it is a familiar rule that in case of doubt or .ambiguity the language of an insurance policy should be construed most strongly against the insurer.” Reeves v. Midland Cas. Co. 170 Wis. 370, 373, 174 N. W.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Patterson v. Natural Premium Mutual Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Reeves v. Midland Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
  3. T. J. Bruner Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Inter-Insurance Exchange of Chicago Motor Club v. Westchester Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Britten v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Westerman v. RichardsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Lewis v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Merritt v. Great Northern Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940

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