356 So. 2d 101 - Riche v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. “flood, surface water, tidal water or tidal wave, overflow of streams or other bodies of water, or spray from any of the foregoing, all whether driven by wind or not.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Humphreys v. Encompass Insurance · In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation

2. “exclusion, when read as a whole, contemplates only such damage caused by water which has risen over and covered areas not ordinarily covered by water”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation · 466 F. Supp. 2d 729 - In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Lit.

3. “caused by a windstorm which was a named peril under his homeowner's policy. The insurer maintained that the loss was instead caused by wind making waves from surface water, waves causing water to flow into the boat, compounded by a defective bilge pump. Thus, the loss was not caused by windstorm, but by the sinking of a boat. Id. at 102. The appellate court noted that the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 466 F. Supp. 2d 729 - In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Lit.