56 Wash. 2d 1 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Van Doren Roofing & Cornice Co. v. Guardian Casualty & Guaranty Co. · Daly v. Crawford · 43 F. Supp. 790 - City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. McGowan · Nichols v. Doak · Chappell v. Chappell
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]here one construction would make a contract unreasonable, and another, equally consistent with its language, ■would make it reasonable, the interpretation which makes it a rational and probable agreement must be adopted. Ball v. Stokely Foods, Inc., 37 Wn. (2d) 79, 221 P. (2d) 832 (1950). Smith v. Smith, 56 Wn.2d 1, 4 , 351 P.2d 142 (1960).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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