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· 3/2/1982

Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Citations

  • 443 A.2d 925
  • 1982 Del. LEXIS 364

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A]n ambiguity exists when the language in a contract permits two or more reasonable interpretations.”
  • “. . . an insurance policy is an adhesion contract . . .”
  • “the doctrine of reasonable expectations is applicable in Delaware to a policy of insurance only if the terms thereof are ambiguous or conflicting, or if the policy contains a hidden trap or pitfall, or if the fine print purports to take away what is written in large print.”

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Judges: Herrmann, C. J., and Duffy and Horsey

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