Payne v. Masek

How courts have described this case

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

• “[T]he duty to indemnify . . . arises only when the insured’s underlying liability is established.” (quotation omitted)
• “If more than one reasonable interpretation is possible, and an interpretation provides coverage, the policy contains an ambiguity and will be construed against the insurer.” (quotation omitted)
• \We look to the plain and ordinary meaning of the policy's words in context.\
• “Where disputed terms are not defined in the policy, we construe them in context, and in the light of what a more than casual reading of the policy would reveal to an ordinarily intelligent insured.” (quotation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).