Outcome
The appellate court affirmed summary judgment in favor of Union Automobile Indemnity Company, holding that the water damage to plaintiffs' home was caused by surface water excluded under the policy's water damage exclusion, and rejecting plaintiffs' arguments regarding the 'mend the hold' doctrine and burden of proof.
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