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· 1/22/1985

Bank of New Mexico v. Sholer

Citations

  • 691 P.2d 465
  • 102 N.M. 78

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that contract must be construed as harmonious whole with every phrase given meaning and significance
  • “Tortured readings of terms and phrases have no place in contract interpretation. . . .”
  • “A contract must be construed as a harmonious whole, and every word or phrase must be given meaning and significance according to its importance in the context of the whole contract.”

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Judges: Stowers, Riordan, Karelitz, Eighth, Sosa

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