Legal Opinion
Holloway v. Republic Indemnity Co. of America
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 2006No. CC02-02323-CV; CA A123072; SC S52951PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarson, J.
The central issue in this insurance contract case is whether an anti-assignment clause providing that “[y]our rights or duties under this policy may not be transferred without our written consent [ ]” is ambiguous and thus should be construed against its drafter. A trial court held that the clause was not ambiguous. The Court of Appeals reversed. Holloway v. Republic Indemnity Co. of America, 201 Or App 376, 382, 119 P3d 239 (2005). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoffman Construction Co. of Alaska v. Fred S. James & Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1992
- Groshong v. Mutual of Enumclaw InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1999
- Pacific First Bank v. New Morgan Park Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1994
- North Pacific Insurance v. HamiltonOregon Supreme Court · 2001
- Conrad Bros. v. John Deere Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Holloway v. Republic Indem. Co. of AmericaOregon Supreme Court · 2006
- Fluor Corporation v. Super. Ct.California Supreme Court · 2015
- Fred Shearer & Sons, Inc. v. Gemini InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2010
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- Mid-Century Insurance v. PerkinsOregon Supreme Court · 2008
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