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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 56 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 Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Anderson.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Anderson Anchor
fla · 2000
green “in construing insurance policies, courts should read each policy as a whole, endeavoring to give every provision its full meaning and operative effect.” 29
2 Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Anderson
fla · 2000
green “ambiguous policy provisions are interpreted liberally in favor of the insured and strictly against the drafter who prepared the policy.” 11
3 Excelsior Ins. Co. v. Pomona Park Bar & Package Store
fla · 1979
green “only when a genuine inconsistency, uncertainty, or ambiguity in meaning remains after resort to the ordinary rules of construction is the rule apposite.” 4
4 Hagen v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.
fladistctapp · 1996
green “enforced according to its terms whether it is a basic policy provision or an exclusionary provision.” 4
5 Lennar Corp. v. Great American Insurance Co.
texapp · 2006
green “a variety of deficiencies that do not constitute 'property damage' may be covered by a performance bond, and not all deficiencies cause additional property damage.” 3
6 State Farm Fire & Cas. v. CTC DEVELOPMENT
fla · 1998
green “cannot be relied upon to create coverage” 3
7 LaMarche v. Shelby Mut. Ins. Co.
fla · 1980
green “would pay for bodily injury or property damage for which the contractor became liable.” 2

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