Peerless Insurance v. Wells

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that ambiguity is not established by disagreement between courts where alternative definition of term is based on forced reading of policy language
• stating rule that ambiguous terms must be construed against insurer and in favor of coverage
• ambiguity not established by differences in conclusions reached by courts where alternative is based on forced reading of policy language
• ambiguity not created by differences in conclusions reached by courts where alternative meaning is based on contrived and forced reading of policy language
• employment handbook drafted by employer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Garneau v. Curtis & Bedell, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1992-04-24· cited 45×
• USX Corp. v. Adriatic Insurance Co.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-03-22· cited 43×
• Select Design, Ltd. v. Union Mutual Fire Insurance
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1996-03-22· cited 39×
• Solers, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance
  E.D. Virginia· 2001-06-04· cited 38×
• Hardwick Recycling & Salvage, Inc. v. Acadia Insurance
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2004-12-17· cited 38×
• State v. CNA Ins. Companies
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2001-07-20· cited 36×
• Fireman's Fund Insurance v. CNA Insurance
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2004-09-17· cited 35×
• City of Burlington v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance
  D. Vermont· 2002-03-06· cited 24×
• Northern Security Insurance v. Hatch
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1996-08-09· cited 20×
• R.L. Vallee, Inc. v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance
  D. Vermont· 2006-05-17· cited 16×
• Chamberlain v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2000-06-12· cited 12×
• Suchoski v. Redshaw
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1995-03-24· cited 12×
• Viles v. Vermont State Colleges
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1998-11-13· cited 6×
• American Eagle Insurance v. Rutland Area Flyers, Inc.
  D. Vermont· 1996-12-19· cited 2×
• DeBartolo v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2007-04-25· cited 1×
• Dusharm v. Nationwide Insurance
  D. Vermont· 1999-04-29· cited 1×
• Creller v. MMG Ins. Co.
  Vermont Superior Court· 2017-08-28