Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• court interpreting statute must effectuate legislative purpose and if at all possible give effect to each provision of statute
• words of a statute must be construed according to their common and accepted usage
• court declines to utilize premium-based proration method to calculate pro rata contribution one insurer is entitled to receive from another because of complications inherent in determining what portion of an insurance premium is paid to cover anyone risk assumed by the insurer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).