National Bank of Andover v. Kansas Bankers Surety Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that whether a written instrument is ambiguous is a question of law subject to unlimited review
• highlighting that both parties had \unfettered access to first-rate legal counsel\ in analysis of contract terms
• stating that K.S.A. § 40-2205(c) “concerns policies of accident and sickness insurance”
• declining to address the merits of an appellant's challenge because the district court provided alternative bases for its ruling
• finding when district court provides alternative bases to support ultimate ruling and appellant fails to challenge validity of alternative bases on appeal, appellate court may decline to address appellant's challenge to district court's ruling
• finding contract between \two sophisticated commercial entities\ should be upheld as written

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