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· 2/28/1990

Peerless Dyeing Co. v. Industrial Risk Insurers

Citations

  • 573 A.2d 541
  • 392 Pa. Super. 434
  • 1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 392

How courts have described this case

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

  • ‘When a word or phrase is specifically defined within the policy, that definition controls in determining the applicability of the policy.”
  • “it is the duty of the court to interpret an unambiguous [insurance policy] provision while interpretation of ambiguous clauses may properly be left to a jury”
  • \it is the duty of the court to interpret an unambiguous [insurance policy] provision while interpretation of ambiguous clauses may properly be left to a jury\
  • “When a word or phrase is specifically defined within the policy, that definition controls in determining the applicability of the policy.”
  • “The law of Pennsylvania requires that an insurance policy be construed in accordance with its plain, common, and ordinary meaning.”
  • \it is the duty of the court to interpret an unambiguous [insurance policy] provision while interpretation of ambiguous clauses may properly be left to a jury\

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Olszewski, Hoffman

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