Legal Opinion
Phillips Home Builders, Inc. v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 10, 1997No. 350, 1996PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
This is an insurance coverage ease arising out of damages that occurred during the construction of a shopping center. The Superior Court construed the insurance policy and determined that the insured’s loss was excluded from coverage. We find the relevant contract language ambiguous. Accordingly, following settled law governing the interpretation of insurance contracts, we apply the principle of contra proferentem and construe the policy provision against the insurer. The Superior Court’s decision granting summary judgment to the insurance company is REVERSED and the case is…
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