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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc..

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1 Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. Anchor
cal · 1995
green “courts will not strain to create an ambiguity where none exists.” 13
2 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Johnson
del · 1974
green “an adhesion contract, not a truly consensual agreement.” 6
3 J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance v. M. K.
cal · 1991
green “the premise of the strict-construction rule is that an insurance policy is an adhesion contract drafted by the insurer.” 4
4 Weiner v. Selective Way Insurance
delsuperct · 2002
green “the premise of the strict-construction rule is that an insurance policy is an adhesion contract drafted by the insurer.” 4
5 Safeco Insurance of America v. Robert S.
cal · 2001
green “when reasonably practical, contracts are to be interpreted in a manner that makes them reasonable and capable of being carried in effect.” 3

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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