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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 18 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 Country Mutual Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine.

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1 Country Mutual Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine Anchor
ill · 2006
green “when construing the language of an insurance policy, a court is to ascertain and give effect to the intentions of the parties as expressed by the words of the policy.” 9
2 Country Mutual Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine
ill · 2006
green “although insurance policies are construed liberally in favor of coverage, this rule of construction comes into play only when the policy language is ambiguous.” 7
3 First Insurance Funding Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company
ca1 · 2002
green “however, when an insurer denies the claim of an insured because no coverage exists, the insurer has not failed to honor its contractual obligations under an insurance policy.” 2

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