Topic: the primary goal of contract interpretation is to determine… · Go Syfert
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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 39 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 Motorsports Racing Plus, Inc. v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Motorsports Racing Plus, Inc. v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc. Anchor
minn · 2003
green “the primary goal of contract interpretation is to determine and enforce the intent of the parties.” 17
2 Staffing Specifix, Inc. v. Tempworks Mgmt. Servs., Inc.
minn · 2018
green “the terms of a contract are ambiguous if they are susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation.” 6
3 Denelsbeck v. Wells Fargo & Co.
minn · 2003
green “the determination of whether a contract is ambiguous is a question of law, but the interpretation of an ambiguous contract is a question of fact for the jury.” 5
4 Staffing Specifix, Inc. v. Tempworks Mgmt. Servs., Inc.
minn · 2018
green “are susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation.” 5
5 Qwinstar Corporation v. Curtis Anthony
ca8 · 2018
green “attempt to avoid an interpretation of the contract that would render a provision meaningless.” 3

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