Houck v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• noting an issue is abandoned if the appellant’s brief treats it in a conclusory manner
• observing an argument is effectively abandoned if the appellant’s brief treats it in a conclusory manner
• stating it is a question of law whether a duty exists
• “[A]s a general rule, an insurance agent has no duty to advise an insured at the point of application, absent an express or implied undertaking to do so.”
• summary judgment affirmed when it is clear there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law
• also setting forth background information about the nature of flood insurance

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).