Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 7/20/1978
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.”
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Judges: Bevilacqua, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris, Weisberger
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