Court Opinion

ID: 9567546
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 19:55:16.304633+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:00:39.935783
License: Public Domain

Finley, J.
(concurring specially) — In my judgment, certain language and phraseology of the insurance agreement leave it quite unclear or ambiguous as to whether Mr. Vietzke, doing business as Sunny’s Trucking, did or did not have liability insurance coverage and for what period of time, if any. I think this court should state that the insurance company drafted the agreement, that as a matter of public policy the insurance company will be held responsible for the ambiguity of the agreement, and, under the circumstances and the facts in this case, that the insurer is estopped to deny insurance coverage to Mr. Vietzke.
For the reasons indicated, I concur in the result reached in the majority opinion.
Stafford, Wright, and Utter, JJ., concur with Finley, J.