Flynt v. Life of the South Insurance Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that a contract “should not be construed in a manner that would render any of its provisions meaningless or mere surplusage”
• noting that a contract “should not be construed in a manner that would render any of its provisions meaningless or mere surplusage”
• where insurer’s reasons for refusing to pay were erroneous but not frivolous or unreasonable, summary judgment in favor of insurer is proper
• where insurer’s reasons for refusing to pay were erroneous but not frivolous or unreasonable, summary judgment in favor of insurer is proper
• when parties use certain contractual language in one circumstance but not another, omission of language “should be treated as a matter of considered choice”
• when parties use certain contractual language in one circumstance but not another, omission of language “should be treated as a matter of considered choice”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).