Harris v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that noncooperation of insured cannot defeat 3See, e.g., Ala. Code § 32-7-22(0(1) (LexisNexis 2010 & Supp. 2014); Alaska Stat. § 28.20.440(0(1) (2014); Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28- 4009(C)(5)(a) (2013); Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-713(0(1) (2014
• holding that noncooperation of insured cannot defeat 3See, e.g., Ala. Code § 32-7-22(0(1) (LexisNexis 2010 & Supp. 2014); Alaska Stat. § 28.20.440(0(1) (2014); Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28- 4009(C)(5)(a) (2013); Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-713(0(1) (2014
• holding that noncooperation of insured cannot defeat 3See, e.g., Ala. Code § 32-7-22(0(1) (LexisNexis 2010 & Supp. 2014); Alaska Stat. § 28.20.440(0(1) (2014); Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28- 4009(C)(5)(a) (2013); Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-713(0(1) (2014
• holding an insurer must pay the mandatory minimum limit but may rely on a cooperation clause to defeat coverage in excess of that amount despite previously finding a household exclusion-similar to the provision in Williams -void
• non-cooperation of insured cannot defeat application of absolute liability statute where innocent third party is injured
• “[W]e find no public policy violation in allowing an insurer to raise an insured's noncooperation as a defense to liability for coverage above the statutory minimum.”

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