Ferrentino v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• \[f]indings on nonessential issues usually have the characteristics of dicta\ [internal quotation marks omitted]
• \the duty to indemnify arises only if the evidence adduced at trial establishes that the conduct actually was covered by the policy\ [emphasis in original]
• “As we repeatedly have stated, the duty to defend is considerably broader than the duty to indemnify”
• \duty to indemnify depends upon the facts established at trial and the theory under which judgment is actually entered in the case\ [internal quotation marks omitted]
• “‘It necessarily follows that the insurer’s duty to defend is measured by the allegations of the complaint.’”
• “Because the duty to defend is significantly broader than the duty to indemnify, ‘where there is no duty to defend,’ there is no duty to indemnify.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).