Richard J. Trifiro v. New York Life Insurance Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that a \reasonable person\ faced with conflicting information seeks assurances or clarification before relying
• stating that when confronted with conflicting manifestations of intent, \a reasonable person investigates matters further; he receives assurances or clarification before relying\
• stating that the “most traditional method” of contract formation “involves an offer by one of the parties and an acceptance of that offer by the other”
• stating that the “most traditional method” of contract formation “involves an offer by one of the parties and an acceptance of that offer by the other”
• explaining, in a situation similar to the instant case, \a reasonable person investigates matters further; he receives assurances or clarification before relying\
• “The law . . . does [not] countenance reliance on one of a pair of contradictories simply because it facilitates the achievement of one’s goal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).