VIKING CONST. MAN. v. Liberty Mut. Ins.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the general-coverage provisions do not provide coverage for damages resulting from breach of contract; Am. States Ins. Co. v. Mathis, 974 S.W.2d 647 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998
• indicating that implicit in every liability contract is the requirement that the loss be a fortuitous loss
• indicating that implicit in every liability contract is the requirement that the loss be a fortuitous loss
• defining “accident” as “an unforeseen occurrence ... or an undersigned sudden or unexpected event of an inflictive or unfortunate character”
• defining an “accident” in the context of an almost identical policy definition of “occurrence” as “‘an unforeseen occurrence, usually of an untoward or disastrous character or an undesigned sudden or unexpected event of an inflictive or unfortunate character’”
• potential liability' arising from breach-of-contract claims against insured did not fall within coverage of policy and did not trigger duty to defend

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