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· 6/7/1961

Gordon v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York

Citations

  • 120 S.E.2d 518
  • 238 S.C. 438
  • 1961 S.C. LEXIS 108

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding when an insured has \ample opportunity to examine the insurance policy in question\ yet fails to do so, this failure \negates [a] cause of action for fraud and deceit\ arising from allegations of insufficient coverage
  • finding no relationship of trust and confidence existed between the insurance applicant and the insurance agent
  • finding there was no “relation of trust and confidence between the [insured] and the agent of the [insurance company] ”
  • explaining \the terms of an insurance policy must be construed most liberally in favor of the insured\
  • explaining \the terms of an insurance policy must be construed most liberally in favor of the insured\

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Judges: Moss, Taylor, Oxner, Legge, Lewis

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