Humphreys v. Niagara Fire Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that policy language similar to that in the instant case \does not state that it will only cover claims brought by clients of the attorney or third party beneficiaries to the attorney-client relationship.... [or] that it will only cover claims for malpractice.\
• “It is not the actual details of the injury, but the nature of the claim which determines whether the insurer is required to defend.”
• “The obligation to defend arises whenever the underlying complaint ... potentially may come within the coverage of the policy.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).