The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their primary and general acceptation, but evidence is admissible that they have a technical, local, or otherwise peculiar signification and were used and understood in the particular instance, in which case the agreement shall be construed accordingly.
ORS 42.250
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 285 Or. App. 416 - Hunters Ridge Condominium Ass'n v. Sherwood Crossing, LLC (2017)
Most recently applied in 285 Or. App. 416 - Hunters Ridge Condominium Ass'n v. Sherwood Crossing, LLC (May 2017)
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