Republic-Vanguard Insurance Co. v. Mize

OPINION

PATRICK A. PIRTLE, Justice.

“and/or. A legal and business expression dating from the mid-19th century, and/or has been vilified for most of its life — and rightly so. To avoid ambiguity, don’t use it.”

Bryan Garner 2

This case involves an insurance law coverage issue arising out of the use of the phrase “and/or” in a paragraph pertaining to exclusions. Appellant, Republic-Vanguard Insurance Company, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Appellees, Charlie Mize d/b/a Quality Framing and Doug Settler, in Republic’s declaratory judgment action seeking a determination whether it…