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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 35 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Rogers v. Lockard.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers v. Lockard Anchor | green | “we will make all attempts to construe the language of a contract so as not to render any words, phrases, or terms ineffective or meaningless.” | 12 |
| 2 | Johnson v. Johnson | green | “when a contract's terms are ambiguous or uncertain and its interpretation requires extrinsic evidence, its construction is a matter for the fact-finder.” | 9 |
| 3 | Beam v. Wausau Insurance Co. | green | “a contract will be found to be ambiguous only if reasonable persons would differ as to the meaning of its terms.” | 9 |
| 4 | Johnson v. Johnson | green | “rules of contract construction and extrinsic evidence may be employed in giving effect to the parties' reasonable expectations.” | 5 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.