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Flori v. Allstate Insurance

Citations

  • 388 A.2d 25
  • 120 R.I. 511
  • 1978 R.I. LEXIS 687

How courts have described this case

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

  • insurer had duty to defend tort action where pleadings alleged negligence, insured requested an actual defense from insurer, and insurer refused to defend citing policy exclusion
  • “irrespective of whether the plaintiffs in the tort action can or will ultimately prevail”
  • “[I]f the complaint discloses a statement of facts bringing the case potentially within the risk coverage of the policy the insurer will be duty-bound to defend irrespective of whether the plaintiffs in the tort action can or will ultimately prevail.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bevilacqua, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris, Weisberger

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