Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
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
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- US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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