LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Contra Proferentem, Vending Machine, Travel Insurance
1 Oct 2017
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Name a shortcoming of the literal approach to contractual interpretation. After checking-in early, jane was browsing at some of the shops and happened upon a vending machine selling travel insurance. On the outside of the machine was a sign that indicated. Jane plugged in three toonies to cover herself for the weekend. Out from the machine dropped a standard form agreement. After boarding the plane, jane examined the fine print and noticed that the coverage was limited to travel within canada. Like every other potential customer in the international terminal of the airport, jane was not traveling within. Concerned that she would not be covered, as soon as the plane landed jane used her cell phone to dial the 1-800 number on the back of the printed form. It describes a present or future state of affairs. It is a statement of fact and, as such, is either true or false.
