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Johnson v. American Empire, 95-1990 (1996)

Court: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Number: 95-1990 Visitors: 4
Filed: Mar. 11, 1996
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: and Lynch, Circuit Judge.Douglas Q. Meystre and Fletcher, Tilton Whipple, P.C., Joseph P. Musacchio, John F. Rooney, III and Melick Porter on, ____________________ ____________________ _______________, brief for appellee.Per Curiam.by considering the entire policy and reasonable expectations.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 95-1990

DAVID H. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant, Appellee.

____________________

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Charles B. Swartwood III, U.S. Magistrate Judge] _____________________

____________________

Before

Boudin, Circuit Judge, _____________

Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge, ____________________

and Lynch, Circuit Judge. _____________

____________________

Douglas Q. Meystre and Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, P.C. on brief __________________ ________________________________
for appellant.
Joseph P. Musacchio, John F. Rooney, III and Melick & Porter on ____________________ ____________________ _______________
brief for appellee.


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March 11, 1996
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Per Curiam. We agree with the magistrate judge that the __________

critical language of the insurance policy is not ambiguous

and that the plain meaning accords with the result suggested

by considering the entire policy and reasonable expectations.

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the memorandum of

the magistrate judge, the judgment is affirmed pursuant to ________

Local Rule 27.1.







































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