Institute of London Underwriters v. Hartford Fire Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing the paramount right of the insured “ ‘to seek or not to seek an insurer’s participation in a claim as the insured chooses’ ”
• finding that a claim for equitable contribution is defeated by an insured’s instructions to its insurer not to defend or indemnify a specific action
• recognizing the paramount right of the insured \ 'to seek or not to seek an insurer's participation in a claim as the insured chooses' \
• showing that National Union was carbon copied on both letters
• “if the policy is never triggered, the issue of liability under the ‘other insurance’ clause does not arise”
• “if the policy is never triggered, the issue of liability under the ‘other insurance’ clause does not arise”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).