· 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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