Legal Opinion
Rankin Ex Rel. Rankin v. Generali—U.S. Branch
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 9, 1998PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, J.
In this action to recover for a loss under plaintiffs policy of insurance, the Trial Court determined that the policy provided no coverage due to certain exclusions in the policy.
In October 1995, defendant issued an insurance policy to plaintiff Rankin Sign Company, Inc. The policy provided coverage for a building owned by plaintiffs. Because of unknown persons parking heavy machinery next to the front of the building, the front basement wall rotated inward, and this rotation caused the same wall to twist outward in the upper office area. The damage was caused by heavy…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Government Employees Insurance v. DeJamesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Allendale Mutual InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Beach v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Wyatt v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. of SeattleDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1969
- Krug v. MILLERS'MUTUAL INSURANCE ASS'NSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
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