· 5/15/1828
McGlade v. Wheaton
Citations
- 1 Wend. 34
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “an accident may exist when any aspect in the causal series of events leading to the injury or damage was unintended by the insured and a matter of fortuity”
- “[T]he term ‘accident’ does not apply where an intentional act resulted in unintended harm.”
- “Delgado contains no language indicating that the California Supreme Court intended to overrule prior case law holding that ‘the term ‘accident’ does not apply to an act’s consequences, but instead applies to the act itself.’ ”
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Judges: Savage
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