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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 5 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 SER Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Hon. Patrick N. Wilson, Judge.

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1 SER Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Hon. Patrick N. Wilson, Judge Anchor
wva · 2017
green “an insurer should have the right to defend itself in a plaintiff's declaratory judgment action without risking exposure merely because the strain inherent in litigation discomfits its insured.” 3
2 Potesta v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
wva · 1998
green “estoppel applies when a party is induced to act or to refrain from acting to her detriment because of her reasonable reliance on another party's misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact.” 2

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