Yordan v. Burleigh Point, Ltd.’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
March 2017
most recently cited
5 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Correa-Martinez v. Arrillaga-Belendez · Gooley v. Mobil Oil Corp. · Aulson v. Blanchard · McCoy v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Brown v. Hot, Sexy & Safer Productions, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“An agreement is clear when it can 'be understood in one sense alone, without leaving any room for doubt, controversies or difference of interpretation.' " In re Advanced Cellular Sys., Inc. , 483 F.3d 7 , 12 (1st Cir. 2007) (quoting Catullo v. Metzner , 834 F.2d 1075 , 1079 (1st Cir. 1987) ). When a contract contains several sections or clauses, they "should be interpreted in relation to one another, giving to those that are doubtful the meaning which may appear from the consideration of all of them together.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“An agreement is clear when it can 'be understood in one sense alone, without leaving any room for doubt, controversies or difference of interpretation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“When a contract is ambiguous, extrinsic evidence may be considered to determine the intention of the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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