Topic #3139

6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 154 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 Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp..

#	Case	Flag	Canonical passage	Citers
1	Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp. Anchor pa · 1986	green	“if it is reasonably susceptible of different constructions and capable of being understood in more than one sense.”	83
2	Steuart v. McChesney pa · 1982	green	“it is well established that the intent of the parties to a written contract is to be regarded as being embodied in the writing itself, and when the words are clear and unambiguous the intent is to be discovered only from the express language of the agreement.”	36
3	Kripp v. Kripp pa · 2004	green	“while unambiguous contracts are interpreted by the court as a matter of law, ambiguous writings are interpreted by the finder of fact.”	16
4	United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Robert Wulff and Caitlyn Wulff, Husband and Wife v. Cma, Inc. And Reliance Insurance Company ca9 · 1989	green	“prevent forfeiture of an action when determination of the right party to sue is difficult or when an understandable mistake has been made.”	8
5	Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. pa · 1959	green	“until it can confine the claim to a recovery that the policy does not cover.”	7
6	Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Deglau ca3 · 2000	green	“federal rule of civil procedure 17 requires that an action involve only the real parties in interest, as determined by transfers prior to the initiation of suit.”	4

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.

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Topic #3139