McLain Plumbing & Electrical Service, Inc. v. United States

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a cause of action ordinarily accrues, and the limitations period begins to run, when the violation giving rise to liability occurs
• holding that courts construe ambiguous language in favor of the insured
• “an insurance policy must be written in terms that are clear and unambiguous to the policyholder”
• “[A]n exclusion from liability must be clear and exact in order to be given effect.” (citation omitted
• “[A]n exclusion from liability must be clear and exact in order to be given effect.”
• “Where provisions of a contract of insurance are reasonably susceptible of more than one interpretation, they will be construed strictly against the insurer and liberally in favor of the insured”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).