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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 63 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 Coker v. Coker.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Coker v. Coker Anchor
tex · 1983
green “if the written instrument is so worded that it can be given a certain or definite legal meaning or interpretation, then it is not ambiguous and the court will construe the contract as a matter of law.” 37
2 Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. New Ulm Gas, Ltd.
tex · 1996
green “whether a contract is ambiguous is a question of law that must be decided by examining the contract as a whole in light of the circumstances present when the contract was entered.” 26

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