SH – Judge Senter right all along in wind vs. water ruling

SH – Judge Senter right all along in wind vs. water ruling

U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. was right all along in his interpretation of Mississippi insurance policies, but flawed opinions that overturned his early decisions in Katrina wind vs. water disputes have been corrected too late for hundreds of policyholders who settled their lawsuits based on erroneous guidance from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Senter, it turns out, knew Mississippi contract law better than the 5th Circuit judges who reviewed his opinions. And why shouldn’t he?
The Mississippi native spent a good part of his early career, from 1968-1979, presiding over state cases as a Circuit Court judge in North Mississippi.

Sun Herald
10/10/9