N C Supreme Court Restores Common Sense to “Resident of Household” Interpretation

Many insurance policies extend coverage to a relative of the insured if the relative is a resident of the insured’s household. Whether a person is a resident of the insured’s household has been the subject of many lawsuits and appellate court decisions. The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in 2014, held that a 16-year-old girl (Harley) was a resident of her grandfather’s (Thurman) household despi...
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