§ 3.20 Exclusions - Seepage or Leakage

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§ 3.20 Exclusions - Seepage or Leakage

The federal district court addressed the policy exclusion for seepage or leakage in Lawson v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co.¹²⁹ The plaintiffs discovered water intrusion into their kitchen in May 2008 and the parties agreed that the source of the water was a damaged water line that ran under the floor of the kitchen to the icemaker in the freezer. After investigating the claim, the insurer denied coverage contending that the policy's exclusion for damage "due to...