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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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