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· 5/29/1974

Westchester Fire Insurance v. Continental Insurance

Citations

  • 319 A.2d 732
  • 65 N.J. 152
  • 1974 N.J. LEXIS 166

How courts have described this case

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

  • construing the phrase “arising out of” to mean “originating from,” “growing out of,” or having a “substantial nexus.”
  • finding the insurance policy covered a bicyclist struck and killed by a stick thrown by a passenger in a moving car because such injuries were not uncommon and could be anticipated by parties to the insurance contract
  • object thrown from car by passenger struck pedestrian; owner, operator and passenger covered by auto liability policy

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Judges: Per Curiam

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