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· 3/10/2022

in the Interest of S.C. and M.E.B., Children

How courts have described this case

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

  • “We read the policy as written and are not free to revise it or change the order' of the words.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • where terms of policy are unambiguous, they must be given their usual and ordinary meaning
  • since an insurance policy is essentially an adhesion contract, any ambiguity must be construed against the insurer
  • “interpretation of an insurance contract is no different from the interpretation of any other contract, and we must construe the words of the policy in their usual and ordinary sense”

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