Centeno v. King’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Perry v. Sindermann · Elrod v. Burns · Zatsky v. United States · Illinois State Employees Union, Council 34, American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio, Et Al. v. John W. Lewis · Vega v. BURGETTSTOWN BOROUGH.
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“(a)n ambiguous document must be construed against its author.”
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