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· 11/3/1969

Cohen v. American Home Assurance Co.

Citations

  • 258 A.2d 225
  • 255 Md. 334
  • 1969 Md. LEXIS 711

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “We hold [the insurer] bound to pay the fees incurred by [the insured] in bringing the declaratory judgment action to establish that [the insurer] had not done that which it had agreed with her to do.” (emphasis added)
  • The mother-owner gave the car keys to her son with the understanding that a friend, not the son, would drive. When the son drove the car, that was not within the scope of the permission granted by the mother.
  • wrongful failure to defend insurance claims

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Judges: Hammond, McWilliams, Finan, Singlet, Smith

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