Farmer's Fortune Insurance has a contract with Farmer Fran to insure her crops against insect damage.The contract does not specify which insects are covered or how much damage is necessary to make a claim.The contract will probably be enforced in favor of
A)Farmer Fran.
B)Farmer's Fortune Insurance.
C)Neither side,as it is ridiculous to try to insure against insects.
D)Cannot determine...would have to go through litigation to decide.

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In cases of ambiguous contracts, courts tend to interpret them in favor of the party who did not draft the contract. In this case, Farmer's Fortune Insurance drafted the contract, so any ambiguity will be interpreted in favor of Farmer Fran. Therefore, the contract would likely be enforced in her favor.

Farmer's Fortune Insurance Has a Contract with Farmer Fran to Insure