Corgatelli v. Globe Life & Accident Insurance Co.

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 Corgatelli was a part-time rodeo performer and a member of an association made up of such performers. That association sanctioned the…