· 2/6/1980
Black v. Freeman
Citations
- 262 S.E.2d 879
- 274 S.C. 272
- 1980 S.C. LEXIS 292
How courts have described this case
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- where the terms of a contract are ambiguous, the question of the parties’ intent should be submitted to a jury
- trial court erred in directing a verdict where the evidence was capable of more than one reasonable inference as to the parties’ intent
- where the terms of a contract are clear and unambiguous as a matter of law, construction is for the court rather than the jury
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Judges: Ness, Lewis, Littlejohn, Gregory, Moss
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