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STARRY v. HORACE MANN INS. CO.

No. 6472.

649 P.2d 937 (1982)

James F. STARRY, Appellant, v. HORACE MANN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Jarvi, Anchorage, for appellant.

Kenneth P. Jacobus and Joe M. Huddleston, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and COMPTON, JJ., and CARLSON, Superior Court Judge.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

Presented in the guise of a simple problem of insurance coverage, this peculiarly "Alaskan" controversy raises a profound, albeit hairy question: is a "bear hide wall mount" a "fur" within the scope of an insurance exclusionary clause? Differently stated, "When is a fur not a Fur?"1

I. BEAR FACTS

The bear hide wall mount in dispute was displayed on the living room wall in James F. Starry...

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