Adair Group, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance’s Empirical Analysis
477 F.3d 1186 · 2007
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
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Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“we held that deficient performance by a subcontractor was not in itself an event triggering application of a CGL policy. The appellant sought 'indemnity for the construction deficiencies alone, not for any consequent or resultant damages flowing from the poor workmanship.’ Id. Because the appellants in this case allege consequential damages (to nondefective portions of the property) flowing from the poor workmanship of a subcontractor, Adair is not applicable here.” Id. at 1285 n. 10. . (Cincinnati Mem. at 21.) . According to Cincinnati, the court of appeals”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Comprehensive general liability policies normally exclude coverage for faulty workmanship based on the rationale that poor workmanship is considered a business risk to be borne by the policyholder, rather than a 'fortuitous event' entitling the insured to coverage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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