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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 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 Stech v. Panel Mart, Inc..

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1 Stech v. Panel Mart, Inc. Anchor
indctapp · 1982
green “in ascertaining the intention of the parties, a court must construe the instrument as a whole, giving effect to every portion, if possible.” 5
2 Stech v. Panel Mart, Inc.
indctapp · 1982
green “the first rule in the interpretation of contracts is to give meaning and effect to the intention of the parties as expressed in the language of the contract.” 5
3 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Systems, Inc. v. St. Joseph Medical Center of Fort Wayne, Inc.
indctapp · 1997
green “courts may not construe clear and unambiguous provisions, nor may it add provisions not agreed upon by the parties.” 4

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