Groshong v. Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance

In this case, we are asked to decide whether an insurance policy that defendant issued provides coverage for a claim of housing discrimination made by a prospective tenant against the insured plaintiffs. After a trial on stipulated facts, the trial court entered judgment for defendant, concluding that the terms of the policy did not cover the prospective tenant’s claim. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. Groshong v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Co., 143 Or App 450, 923 P2d 1280 (1996). That court, however, did not base its decision upon the wording of the policy. Instead,…