· 12/4/1923
Clark & Gailor v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 201 Ky. 261
- 256 S.W. 398
- 1923 Ky. LEXIS 271
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[A]n insurer’s duty to indemnify is not ripe for adjudication unless and until the insured or putative insured has been held liable in the underlying action.”
- “The defendants have not explained (and the Court cannot) their odd position that an insurer with the power and the desire to cease providing a defense fails to present an actual controversy when it seeks a declaration that it owes no duty to defend.”
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Judges: Settle
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