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coverage clause in Hawaii

10 Hawaii opinions name it 2 courts 1970–2015 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Hawaii courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Hawaiian Ins. & Guar. Co., Ltd. v. Blair, Ltd.green
hawapp · 1986 · cited in 4 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1992–2000
2 sentences

2000Co. v. Blair, Ltd., 6 Haw.App. 447, 449 , 726 P.2d 1310, 1312 (1986)) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)). .

2000Co. v. Blair, Ltd., 6 Haw.App. 447, 449 , 726 P.2d 1310, 1312 (1986)) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)). .

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Pancakes of Hawaii, Inc. v. Pomare Properties Corp.green
hawapp · 1997 · cited in 2 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2000–2015
2 sentences

2015Where pleadings fail to allege any basis for recovery within the coverage clause, the insurer has no obligation to defend.” Id., at 291 , 944 P.2d at 88 (citations, internal quotation marks and brackets omitted).

2015Where pleadings fail to allege any basis for recovery within the coverage clause, the insurer has no obligation to defend.” Id., at 291 , 944 P.2d at 88 (citations, internal quotation marks and brackets omitted).

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Hawaiian Holiday MacAdamia Nut Co. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.green
haw · 1994 · cited in 3 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1997–2000
2 sentences

2000Cf. Pancakes of Hawaii, Inc. v. Pomare Properties, 85 Hawai'i 286, 291 , 944 P.2d 83, 88 (App.1997) (" 'Where pleadings fail to allege any basis for recovery within the coverage clause, the insurer has no obligation to defend.’ ”) (Quoting Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia Nut Co., 76 Hawai'i at 169, 872 P.2d at 233 (quoting Hawaiian Ins. & Guar.

2000Cf. Pancakes of Hawaii, Inc. v. Pomare Properties, 85 Hawai'i 286, 291 , 944 P.2d 83, 88 (App.1997) (" 'Where pleadings fail to allege any basis for recovery within the coverage clause, the insurer has no obligation to defend.’ ”) (Quoting Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia Nut Co., 76 Hawai'i at 169, 872 P.2d at 233 (quoting Hawaiian Ins. & Guar.

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Bayudan v. Tradewind Ins. Co., Ltd.green
hawapp · 1998 · cited in 2 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1998–2000
2 sentences

2000Co. v. Blair, Ltd., 6 Haw.App. 447, 449 , 726 P.2d 1310, 1312 (1986)) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)). [10] The ICA's observation was apparently dictum, inasmuch as the actual holding in Bayudan was that the insurer was not required to defend the insured based on the allegations of the complaint itself. 87 Hawai`i at 384-88, 957 P.2d at 1066-70 . [11] The "named insured" on the Brooks policy was an automobile repair company that owned the truck used to perpetrate the acts against the plaintiff in the underlying lawsuit.

1998Co., 87 Hawai'i 379, 383 , 957 P.2d 1061, 1065 (App.1998) (internal quotation marks, citations, and emphasis omitted).

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Keawe v. Hawaiian Elec. Co., Inc.green
haw · 1982 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
2 sentences

2015Co., 65 Haw. 232, 237 , 649 P.2d 1149, 1153 (1982) (citing Kamali v. Hawaiian Elec.

2015Co., 65 Haw. 232, 237 , 649 P.2d 1149, 1153 (1982) (citing Kamali v. Hawaiian Elec.

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Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Ekstromgreen
colo · 1989 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2005–2005
1 sentence

2005Co. of N.Y. v. Ekstrom, 784 P.2d 320, 323 (Colo.1989) (declining to give the phrase “arising out of’ different meanings depending on whether the phrase appeared in a coverage clause or an exclusionary clause).

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Commerce & Industry Insurance v. Bank of Hawaiigreen
haw · 1992 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998As it has been noted, “[w]here pleadings fail to allege any basis for recovery within the coverage clause the insurer has no obligation to defend.” Commerce, 73 Haw. at 326 , 832 P.2d at 736 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).

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Reis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.green
illappct · 1979 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
2 sentences

1994Co., 919 F.2d at 240 ; Reis v. Aetna Cas. & Surety Co. of Ill., 69 Ill.App.3d 777, 782 , 25 Ill.Dec. 824 , 828-29, 387 N.E.2d 700, 704-05 (1979); (2) the inequity of aUowing the insurer to benefit from policy provisions and exclusions after the insurer has shirked its responsibilities thereunder, Sims v. Illinois Nat’l Cas.

1994Co., 919 F.2d at 240 ; Reis v. Aetna Cas. & Surety Co. of Ill., 69 Ill.App.3d 777, 782 , 25 Ill.Dec. 824 , 828-29, 387 N.E.2d 700, 704-05 (1979); (2) the inequity of aUowing the insurer to benefit from policy provisions and exclusions after the insurer has shirked its responsibilities thereunder, Sims v. Illinois Nat’l Cas.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Hawaii. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Dairy Road Partners v. Island Insurance Co. green
haw · 2000
1 sentence

2000Majority at 425, 992 P.2d at 120 .

12000–2000
Standard Oil Co. v. Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co. green
haw · 1982
2 sentences

1998The supreme court has also held, however, that insureds “ha[ve] a right to expect that their insurance company [will] make a determined effort to ascertain not only from the pleadings but also from the insurer’s own independent investigation whether the insured[s] were entitled to defense representation under [a] policy.” Standard Oil, 65 Haw. at 527 , 654 P.2d at 1349 .

1998The supreme court has also held, however, that insureds “ha[ve] a right to expect that their insurance company [will] make a determined effort to ascertain not only from the pleadings but also from the insurer’s own independent investigation whether the insured[s] were entitled to defense representation under [a] policy.” Standard Oil, 65 Haw. at 527 , 654 P.2d at 1349 .

11998–1998
cluster 551823 green
ca4 · 1990
1 sentence

1994Co., 919 F.2d at 240 ; Reis v. Aetna Cas. & Surety Co. of Ill., 69 Ill.App.3d 777, 782 , 25 Ill.Dec. 824 , 828-29, 387 N.E.2d 700, 704-05 (1979); (2) the inequity of aUowing the insurer to benefit from policy provisions and exclusions after the insurer has shirked its responsibilities thereunder, Sims v. Illinois Nat’l Cas.

11994–1994
Duke Power Co. v. Indemnity Insurance green
ncwd · 1955
1 sentence

1970Neither do we see any such distinction on the phrase "arising out of" of Duke Power, supra, or "restricted to" of Continental Cas.

11970–1970
Standard Oil Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York neutral
kywd · 1946
2 sentences

1970The court, however, held "* * * the language used in the coverage clause of the policy is not suscepticle to that narrow construction * * *. * * * * * * "* * * that no more is necessary than that the work subject the employee of the independent contractor to a peril in which comes from the fact that he is required to be in the place where it strikes when it does so." We fail to see any distinction in substance between the phrase "arising from" of Standard Oil, supra, and our phrase "with respect to".

1970We fail to see any distinction in substance between the phrase “arising from” of Standard Oil, supra, and our phrase “with respect to”.

11970–1970

Where else courts name it

CA 101 (1959–2025) FL 36 (1963–2025) WI 32 (1932–2022) LA 32 (1942–2021) TX 24 (1940–2025) NJ 18 (1924–2026) PA 18 (1967–2025) IL 18 (1981–2023) AZ 16 (1978–2017) NY 12 (1917–2026) MO 10 (1930–2014) HI 10 (1970–2015) WA 9 (1941–2023) GA 9 (1973–2018) NM 8 (1987–2024) DE 7 (1970–2024) MD 7 (1971–2006) MN 7 (1998–2014) IA 6 (1997–2016) KY 6 (1943–2025) AL 6 (1950–2003) MA 6 (1988–2012) KS 5 (1981–2007) IN 4 (2008–2017) CO 4 (1999–2009) OH 4 (1990–2026) ND 4 (1992–2024) MI 4 (1985–1998) AK 3 (1993–2003) WY 3 (1968–1993) VA 2 (1936–2023) OR 2 (2008–2015) ME 2 (2006–2012) NE 2 (2013–2018) VT 2 (2002–2004) DC 2 (1987–2023) UT 2 (2012–2012) SC 2 (1991–2019) WV 2 (1952–1998)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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