Allstate Insurance v. Shockley

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• declaration of intent only one of many factors the trial court may consider and weigh in reaching a decision
• occupier deemed to be a resident if all the facts establish that he maintained a “fixed abode” in the policyholder’s household for some continuous amount of time
• “Moreover, the mere existence of a factual dispute is not by itself sufficient to bar summary judgment; the disputed fact must be outcome determinative.” (citations omitted)
• children were “residents” under their great aunt’s insurance policy during their eight week stay because the children “were completely dependent upon Edith for food, clothing, medicine, shelter, and parental care.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).