# Galvin v. Occidental Life Insurance Co. of California

> Superior Court of Pennsylvania · June 17, 1965 · 206 Pa. Super. 61

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9752200

## Case

- **Full name:** Galvin, Appellant, v. Occidental Life Insurance Company of California
- **Court:** Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** June 17, 1965
- **Citations:** 206 Pa. Super. 61; 211 A.2d 120; 1965 Pa. Super. LEXIS 761
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Hoffman
- **Judges:** Ervin, Wright, Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman
- **Cited by:** 20 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Dissenting Opinion by
Hoffman, J.:
I am not convinced that the parties so clearly expressed their intention to include accidental death claims under the heading of disability insurance, thereby enlarging the definition of the word disability. In my opinion, an insurance contract which contains such an ambiguity should be construed most strongly against the company which drafted it.
Jacobs, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.

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