Legal Opinion

Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Anderson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 21, 1995No. 9415SC245PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Defendant argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for plaintiff. She contends that because Enoch was under twenty-one and a resident of Gwynn’s household, a jury question was presented as to whether he was “in the care of any person named above.” Nationwide concedes that Enoch was a resident of Gwynn’s household and under the age of twenty-one, but denies he was “in the care of’ Gwynn.

When nontechnical words used in a policy are not defined, they “are to be given a meaning consistent with the sense in which they are used in ordinary speech.” Kruger…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kruger v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  2. US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Henderson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Henderson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1999

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