CORGATELLI v. GLOBE LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.

No. 11513.

533 P.2d 737 (1975)

96 Idaho 616

Randolph CORGATELLI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GLOBE LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

January 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene L. Bush, Sharp, Anderson & Bush, Idaho Falls, for plaintiff-appellant.

John D. Hansen, Hansen & Boyle, Idaho Falls, for defendant-respondent.


SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the district court reversing a judgment of the magistrate's division on a claim under an insurance contract and remanding the matter for further proceedings in the magistrate court. We in turn reverse the decision of the district court and add to the body of Idaho law the so-called "doctrine of reasonable expectations" in litigation involving interpretation of insurance contracts.

Plaintiff-appellant Randolph...

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