Conyard v. Life & Casualty Insurance
Cases that cite this one
11 later published cases cite this decision.
- Seaford v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (N.C. 1961)
- Gray v. North American Co. for Life, Accident & Health Insurance (La. Ct. App. 1961)
- LaFon v. Continental Casualty Co. (Mo. Ct. App. 1953)
- Carter v. Connecticut General Life Insurance (N.C. 1935)
- Mitchell v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (N.C. 1934)
- Hallock v. American Casualty Co. (N.C. 1934)
- Mitchell v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (N.C. 1934)
- Felts v. Shenandoah Life Insurance (N.C. 1942)
- Taft v. Maryland Casualty Co. (N.C. 1937)
- Insurance Co v. . Harrison-Wright Co. (N.C. 1935)
- Standard Accident Insurance v. Harrison-Wright Co. (N.C. 1935)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
Is a private Chevrolet one and one-half ton motor driven truck a “private motor driven car” within the meaning of the policy in suit? The case was made to turn on the answer to this question in the court below, and we are disposed to agree with his Honor that it is.
The term “motor driven car” is broad enough to include a motor driven truck, and we cannot say a narrower interpretation was intended by the parties. The rule of construction is, that when an insurance policy is reasonably susceptible of two interpretations, the one more favorable to the assured will be adopted. “The policy having been prepared by the insurers, it should be construed most strongly against them.” Bank v. Ins. Co., 95 U. S., 673; Jolley v. Ins. Co., 199 N. C., 269, 154 S. E., 400; Underwood v. Ins. Co., 185 N. C., 538, 117 S. E., 790.
There was nothing said in Lloyd v. Ins. Co., 200 N. C., 722, 158 S. E., 386, Anderson v. Ins. Co., 197 N. C., 72, 147 S. E., 693, or Gant v. Ins. Co., 197 N. C., 122, 147 S. E., 740, which militates against the position here taken.
Affirmed.
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