Flanders v. Allen

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that ambiguities in an insurance policy are strictly construed against the insurer as the drafter
• interpreting identical 4 BELL & 63RD v. AUTO-OWNERS Decision of the Court policy language to “unambiguously require[] that the property actually have a tenant at the time of loss” and citing authorities
• “[U]nambiguous terms in an insurance policy require no construction, and their plain meaning will be given full effect. . . .” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “In cases of ambiguity, . . . exclusions from coverage the insurer seeks to invoke are strictly construed . . . .”
• “In cases of ambiguity, . . . exclusions from coverage the insurer seeks to invoke are strictly construed . . . .”
• defense that shows \reasonable and probable cause for making it would vindicate the good faith of the [insurance] company as effectually as would a complete defense to the action\

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