Williams v. Crawford’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “from the language of the disputed provisions, other provisions, and relevant extrinsic evidence, with guidance from case law interpreting similar provisions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simmons v. Insurance Co. of North America · Nelson v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

2. “A contract is ambiguous only if, taken as a whole, it is reasonably subject to differing interpretations.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Krossa v. All Alaskan Seafoods, Inc. · Allstate Insurance Co. v. Falgoust

3. “[William] shall be granted all payments under his Civil Service pension during his lifetime. [Camille] shall be granted surviv-orship benefits upon [William]'s death equal to one-third the maximum survivor-ship benefits that may be elected, which means that [Camille] shall receive surviv-orship benefits at [William's] death of at least $6,912 per year, or $576 per month. [William] shall elect survivor benefits and shall be responsible for any required premiums or cost to insure [Camille]'s surviv-orship benefits. This Court shall retain jurisdiction as necessary to enforce these provisions.[ 4 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Crawford