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O'Connell, C. J., and Hennessy and Zarella, Js.1 Argued February 22--officially released July 4, 2000 Counsel

John J. Resnik, with whom, on the brief, was Emily Resnik Conn, for the appellant (plaintiff). Jeff Gold, with whom was Robert P. Pagano, for the appellee (defendant).
Opinion

HENNESSY, J. The plaintiff, Jack A. Halprin, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his claim for recovery for property damage under an insurance policy written by the defendant, Hermitage Insurance Company. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) determined that an endorsement to the insurance policy did not create an exception to the general exclusions section of the policy and (2) failed to find that the insured had changed the size of the building where the damage occurred.2 We disagree.

The court had before it the following facts. The plaintiff leased a building it owned in New Haven to Patrick Reilly and Golden Keys, Inc., doing business as Copa Cabana, a nightclub. The lessees, without permission from the plaintiff, removed a portion of the roof of the building, resulting in property damage that the plaintiff had to repair. The plaintiff sued the lessees and obtained a judgment in the amount of $102,783, which remains unsatisfied. Pursuant to General Statutes

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