· 9/27/1977
Paxton-Mitchell Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.
Citations
- 569 P.2d 581
- 279 Or. 607
- 1977 Ore. LEXIS 867
How courts have described this case
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- interpreting ‘product’ in the absence of a contractual definition as referring to those things in which the insured “trades or deals”
- interpreting “product” in the absence of a contractual definition as referring to those things in which the insured “trades or deals”
- narrow definition of \handled\ as \to deal or trade in\ is more logical and between two business parties that definition of the word would be intended
- if a complaint contains some allegations of conduct or damage excluded from the policy but others that fall within policy coverage or can reasonably be interpreted to fall within coverage, there is a duty to defend
- “If the complaint contains some allegations of conduct or damage excluded from the policy but has other allegations which would fall within the policy coverage, the insurer has a duty to defend”
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Judges: Denecke, Holman, Howell, Lent
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