Contra Proferentem

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• Harrell v. Am. Life Ins. Co. OF NEW York
  394 F.2d 670· 2d Cir.· 1968-05-20
  The court held that the insurer could not rely on the aviation exclusion to deny double indemnity because the parties understood 'full aviation coverage' to include piloting aircraft.
• Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. OF SAN Francisco v. Hanley
  252 F.2d 780· 6th Cir.· 1958-02-25
  The court held that the jury instruction on concurrent causes was not reversible error, and the insurer could not deny coverage for landslide damage due to ambiguous policy exclusions.
• Exch. Lemon Prods. Co. v. The Home Ins. Co.
  235 F.2d 558· 9th Cir.· 1956-06-26
  The court held that the insurance policy's exclusion for property 'in storage' applied, even if the goods were technically 'in due course of transit,' because storage was a specific limitation on transit coverage.
• Magee v. Bunting
  Del. Ch.·
  The court held that the plaintiff, Magee, owns the irrigation systems. The court found that the lease provision regarding improvements did not apply to pre-existing systems and that an oral agreement between Magee and the landlord's predecessor granted Magee ownership. Consequent