Hester v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
January 2013
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Lowery v. May · Flagg-Utica Corporation v. City of Florence · 339 So. 2d 1011 - Charles H. McCauley Associates v. Snook · 341 So. 2d 723 - Atkinson v. Anderson
Most-quoted passages
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“the better rule is to determine the intent of the parties by considering the contract as a whole as well as the surrounding circumstances of the agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Devlin v. Ingrum
How this case has been treated — in progress
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