· 9/7/1925
Carl Marty & Co. v. Commissioner
Citations
- 2 B.T.A. 465
- 1925 BTA LEXIS 2418
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding exclusion of coverage for injuries resulting from unintentional criminal acts of insured, such as reckless endangerment, did not violate public policy
- holding exclusion of coverage for injuries resulting from unintentional criminal acts of insured, such as reckless endangerment, did not violate public policy
- stating that interpreting “criminal acts” to include unintentional crimes “is supported by nearly every jurisdiction in our country which has examined that phrase”
- refusing to restrict the meaning of the term “ ‘criminal acts’ to just intentional criminal acts”
- noting that words and phrases cannot be interpreted in isolation
- “[T]he use of ‘reasonably’ implies a removed observer, looking at the facts from a neutral, ‘reasonable’ perspective.”
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Judges: Marquette, Ivins, Morris, Arundell
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