4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 14 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 Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Jeffrey M. Poe.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Jeffrey M. Poe Anchor | green | “a contract is ambiguous when its terms are reasonably and fairly susceptible to multiple understandings and meanings.” | 5 |
| 2 | Parameter Driven Software, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company | green | “a contract is ambiguous when its terms are reasonably and fairly susceptible to multiple understandings and meanings.” | 3 |
| 3 | Murphy v. Seed-Roberts Agency, Inc. | green | “policies of insurance are much the same as other contracts; they are matters of agreement by the parties and the job of the courts is to determine what that agreement was and enforce it accordingly.” | 3 |
| 4 | Clevenger v. Allstate Insurance | green | “plain, ordinary, and popular sense.” | 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.