Essex Insurance Co. v. Fieldhouse, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• noting that in analyzing the potential duty to defend, which is broader than the duty to indemnify, the appropriate starting point is the allegations contained in the petition
• noting that in analyzing the potential duty to defend, which is broader than the duty to indemnify, the appropriate starting point is the allegations contained in the petition
• noting that in analyzing the potential duty to defend, which is broader than the duty to indemnify, the appropriate starting point is the allegations contained in the petition
• holding insured’s “general assertion that it expected a liability policy to cover such negligent acts [as insured was alleged to have committed]” would not support application of reasonable expectations doctrine

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).