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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 38 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 Tanner Electric Cooperative v. Puget Sound Power & Light.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner Electric Cooperative v. Puget Sound Power & Light Anchor | green | “the touchstone of contract interpretation is the parties' intent.” | 24 |
| 2 | Scott Galvanizing, Inc. v. Northwest EnviroServices, Inc. | green | “viewing the contract as a whole, the subject matter and objective of the contract, all the circumstances surrounding the making of the contract, the subsequent acts and conduct of the parties to the contract, and the reasonableness of respective interpretations advocated by the …” | 8 |
| 3 | Scott Galvanizing, Inc. v. Northwest EnviroServices, Inc. | green | “the contract as a whole, the subject matter and objective of the contract, all the circumstances surrounding the making of the contract, the subsequent acts and conduct of the parties to the contract, and the reasonableness of respective interpretations advocated by the parties.” | 3 |
| 4 | Viking Bank v. Firgrove Commons 3, LLC | green | “washington follows the 'objective manifestation theory' of contract interpretation, under which the focus is on the reasonable meaning of the contract language to determine the parties' intent.” | 3 |
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.