Ahnapee & Western Railway Co. v. Challoner

The railroad contends there is sufficient evidence upon which the trial court should have reformed the contract and in addition the court erred in not applying the doctrine of estoppel in pais or the doctrine of promissory estoppel. We do not agree and we think the trial court was right in its finding.

An insurance policy like any other contract may be reformed because of mutual mistake when the policy does not contain the provisions intended by the parties to be included. But, the contract must be reformed to conform to some oral agreement or understanding which the written document was…