Robinson v. Washington National Insurance

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The question presented for determination will be controlled by a construction of the policy sued on. In construing contracts, “The cardinal rule of construction is to ascertain the intention of the parties. If that intention be clear, and it contravenes no rule of law, and sufficient words be used to arrive at the intention, it shall be enforced, irrespective of all technical or arbitrary rules of construe tion.” Code, § 20-702. “The contract of insurance should be construed so as to carry out the true intention of the parties.” § 56-815. It was said by…