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A GUIDE TO CONTRACT INTERPRETATION
A GUIDE TOCONTRACTINTERPRETATIONJuly 2014byVincent R. Martorana July 2014 Reed Smith LLPAll rights GUIDE is intended for an audience of attorneys and does not constitute legal advice please see Scope of this GUIDE and Disclaimer. TABLE OF CONTENTS i CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION .. 1 A. Purpose of this GUIDE .. 1 B. Scope of this GUIDE and Disclaimer .. 2 C. Author Bio .. 3 II. CONTRACT - INTERPRETATION FLOW CHART .. 4 III. CONTRACT - INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES AND CASE-LAW SUPPLEMENT .. 5 A. Determine the intent of the parties with respect to the provision at issue at the time the CONTRACT was made .. 5 B. Defining ambiguity .. 6 1. A CONTRACT or provision is ambiguous if it is reasonably susceptible to more than one INTERPRETATION .. 6 a. Some courts look at whether the provision is reasonably susceptible to more than one INTERPRETATION when read by an objective reader in the position of the parties.
ii CONTENTS PAGE C. Assessing whether a provision is ambiguous..... 17 1. Whether a contract or provision is ambiguous is a determination of law …
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