Todd v. Missouri United School Ins. Council, No. SC 88020.

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Missouri
Writing for the CourtWilliam Ray Price, Jr.
Citation223 S.W.3d 156
Docket NumberNo. SC 88020.
Decision Date29 May 2007
PartiesHolly TODD and Kodey Todd, by and through Next Friend Holly Todd, Appellants, v. MISSOURI UNITED SCHOOL INSURANCE COUNCIL, Respondent.
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  • Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Stuart, Case No. 4:16–CV–806 (CEJ)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 8th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Missouri)
    • January 27, 2017
    ...is made up of both the general insuring agreement as well as the exclusions and definitions." Todd v. Missouri United Sch. Ins. Council , 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. 2007) (en banc). In construing the terms of an insurance policy, Missouri courts apply "the meaning an ordinary person of averag......
  • In re Generali COVID-19 Travel Ins. Litig., 20-md-2968 (JGK)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. Southern District of New York
    • December 21, 2021
    ...resolved in favor of the insured. This argument is without merit. The plaintiffs cite Todd v. Missouri United School Insurance Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. 2007), for the proposition that inconsistencies should be resolved in favor of the insured. But that case also noted that "[i]nsur......
  • Nevils v. Grp. Health Plan, Inc., No. SC 93134.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • February 4, 2014
    ...Lutsky v. Blue Cross Hospital Serv. Inc., 695 S.W.2d 870, 875 (Mo. banc 1985)). See also Todd v. Missouri United Sch. Ins. Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. banc 2007) (noting that Behr and Lutsky “involved contracts containing contradictory or necessarily inconsistent language in different......
  • Robert E. Levy, D.M.D., LLC v. Hartford Fin. Servs. Grp. Inc., Case No.: 4:20-cv-00643-SRC
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 8th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Missouri)
    • February 16, 2021
    ...principles. Gohagan v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. , 809 F.3d 1012, 1015 (8th Cir. 2016) (citing Todd v. Mo. United Sch. Ins. Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 160 (Mo. 2007). "In disputes over the meaning of contract language, ‘[t]he key is whether the contract language is ambiguous or unambiguous.’ " Id. ......
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  • Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Stuart, Case No. 4:16–CV–806 (CEJ)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 8th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Missouri)
    • January 27, 2017
    ...is made up of both the general insuring agreement as well as the exclusions and definitions." Todd v. Missouri United Sch. Ins. Council , 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. 2007) (en banc). In construing the terms of an insurance policy, Missouri courts apply "the meaning an ordinary person of averag......
  • Nevils v. Grp. Health Plan, Inc., SC 93134.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • February 4, 2014
    ...Lutsky v. Blue Cross Hospital Serv. Inc., 695 S.W.2d 870, 875 (Mo. banc 1985)). See also Todd v. Missouri United Sch. Ins. Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. banc 2007) (noting that Behr and Lutsky “involved contracts containing contradictory or necessarily inconsistent language in different......
  • Allstate Ins. Co. v. Tarrant, E2009–02431–SC–R11–CV.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Tennessee
    • March 26, 2012
    ...at 21–3 to –4. The declarations page summarizes the essential terms of an insurance policy. Todd v. Missouri United Sch. Ins. Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 160 (Mo.2007) (en banc); Bergmann v. Hutton, 337 Or. 596, 101 P.3d 353, 359 (2004) (en banc). It is commonly understood that the declaration......
  • In re Generali COVID-19 Travel Ins. Litig., 20-md-2968 (JGK)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. Southern District of New York
    • December 21, 2021
    ...resolved in favor of the insured. This argument is without merit. The plaintiffs cite Todd v. Missouri United School Insurance Council, 223 S.W.3d 156, 163 (Mo. 2007), for the proposition that inconsistencies should be resolved in favor of the insured. But that case also noted that "[i]nsur......
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