PRISCO SERENA STURM ARCHITECTS v. LIBERTY MUTUAL

No. 96-2441.

126 F.3d 886 (1997)

PRISCO SERENA STURM ARCHITECTS, LTD., and Security Insurance Company of Hartford, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh C. Griffin, Diane I. Jennings (argued), William T. Weaver, Daniel A. Cotter, Hugh S. Balsam, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, Timothy R. Conway, Stein, Ray & Conway, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Joseph P. Postel (argued), Ana Maria L. Downs, Meachum & Hittle, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Torn between the desire to use common forms, which ought to lead to consistent results, and the need to tailor coverage to particular situations, the insurance industry often ends up with policies that are, to put it charitably, convoluted. This has led most states, including Illinois, to adopt rules requiring policies to be construed in the light most favorable to a finding of coverage, so that...

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