Shelton v. American Ins. Co.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that “fraudulent statements made to induce entry into a contract of employment do not fit within the coverage of a ‘professional services’ liability policy”
• \where a contract is ambiguous ... questions of fact are presented ... and the granting of summary judgment is inappropriate.\
• “ ‘A professional act or service within a malpractice policy is one rising out of vocation, calling, occupation, or employment involving specialized knowledge, labor or skill . . . .’ ” (quoting 7A J.A. Appleman, Ins. Law & Practice, § 4504.01, at 309-10 (Berdal ed. 1979)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).