Opinion ID: 222305
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Ambiguity of Contract

Text: Triple H argues that the district court erred when it refused Triple H's three proffered jury instructions regarding ambiguous contract provisions. The district court did not give any reason for the refusal to tender Triple H's requested instructions. However, it appears from the court's rejection of Triple H's proffered jury instructions that the court found the contract language to be unambiguous. Whether the contract language is ambiguous is a question of law for the court. Nichols v. Farmers Ins. Co., 83 Ark. App. 324, 128 S.W.3d 1, 4 (2003). Accordingly, where the issue of ambiguity may be resolved by reviewing the language of the contract itself, it is the trial court's duty to make such a determination as a matter of law. Id. Here, the district court found no ambiguity in the insurance contract language, and the record supports a determination that the parties' arguments were based on the contract language itself. Therefore, the district court did not err in rejecting Triple H's proffered jury instructions regarding allegedly ambiguous contract provisions.