Topic: we will not strain the words or phrases of the policy in or… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Dale Boelman and Nancy Boelman v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company.

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1 Dale Boelman and Nancy Boelman v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company Anchor
iowa · 2013
green “we will not strain the words or phrases of the policy in order to find liability that the policy did not intend and the insured did not purchase.” 9
2 Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Sand Livestock Systems, Inc.
iowa · 2007
green “we must enforce unambiguous exclusions as written.” 5
3 Dale Boelman and Nancy Boelman v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
iowa · 2013
green “an insurance policy is not ambiguous, however, just because the parties disagree as to the meaning of its terms.” 5

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