Flanders v. Groff

How courts have described this case

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

• “An insurer’s failure or refusal to defend a claim within the scope of an insurance policy constitutes a breach of contract for which it is subject to damages recoverable in an action of assumpsit.”
• “An insurer’s failure or refusal to defend a claim within the scope of an insurance policy constitutes a breach of contract for which it is subject to damages recoverable in an action of assumpsit.”
• in action where plaintiff sought “specific performance of the contract of insurance” lower court erred in entertaining action in equity because “i]t is fundamental that equity lacks jurisdiction if an adequate and complete remedy at law exists.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).