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· 2/3/1947

Amato v. Porter

Citations

  • 329 U.S. 812
  • 67 S. Ct. 635
  • 91 L. Ed. 693
  • 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2707

How courts have described this case

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  • \[T]he basis of promissory estoppel is akin to the contractual basis for reformation.\
  • \[T]he basis of promissory estoppel is akin to the contractual basis for reformation.\
  • provision excluding from coverage certain types of losses is a coverage clause
  • “[E]stoppel has not been used in this state or in the majority of states as a means whereby the scope of coverage of an insurance policy can be expanded to include coverage which was not provided for or was excluded in the contract.”

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