Martin v. Prudential Insurance

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The questions presented by this appeal are whether the Superior Court erred (1) in its instructions to the jury on the elements of equitable estoppel and (2) in refusing to instruct the jury on the elements of an oral contract of temporary insurance.

I

In January 1976 plaintiff Carlton E. Martin commenced this action in Superior Court in York County against the defendant, Prudential Insurance Company (Prudential), seeking to recover $10,000 as the beneficiary of alleged insurance on the life of his deceased daughter, Eva L. Martin. The jury returned a verdict for…