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· 10/15/1854

Sanderson v. Lawrence

Citations

  • 68 Mass. 178

How courts have described this case

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

  • In circumstances where “an insurance policy explicitly defines the disputed term, then we apply that definition.”
  • In circumstances where “an insurance policy explicitly defines the disputed term, then we apply that definition.”
  • “If the term has a plain meaning, we will apply that meaning and our analysis is complete.”
  • “ ‘A term is ambiguous * * * only if two or more plausible interpretations of that term withstand scrutiny, i.e., continue[ ] to be reasonable.’ ” (quot- ing Hoffman Construction Co. v. Fred S. James & Co., 313 Or 464, 470, 836 P2d 703 (1992
  • “ ‘A term is ambiguous * * * only if two or more plausible interpretations of that term withstand scrutiny, i.e., continue[ ] to be reasonable.’ ” (quot- ing Hoffman Construction Co. v. Fred S. James & Co., 313 Or 464, 470, 836 P2d 703 (1992) (emphasis in Hoffman; brackets in Coelsch

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Judges: Shaw

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