Haarstad v. Graff

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that intent to injure existed when insured crossed room and punched person several times in the face, breaking his jaw
• “A ‘policy should be construed as a whole with all doubts concerning the meaning of language employed to be resolved in favor of the insured.’ ”
• “In addition to looking at the complaint, the insurer can look to facts outside the complaint to determine whether coverage exists.”
• “The general rule is that the insurer’s -4- duty to defend is determined by considering the allegations of the complaint in light of the relevant policy language.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).