Carrothers Construction Co. v. City of South Hutchinson

How courts have described this case

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

• “Interpreting a written contract that is free from ambiguity is a judicial function and does not require oral testimony to determine the contract’s meaning.”
• “Interpreting a written contract that is free from ambiguity is a judicial function and does not require oral testimony to determine the contract’s meaning.”
• If the contract’s terms are clear, the parties’ intent is to be determined from the contract language without applying rules of construction.
• If the contract's terms are clear, the parties' intent is to be determined from the contract language without applying rules of construction.
• “By placing the burden of proof on the party challenging a liquidated damages clause, we promote a public policy .favoring settlement and avoidance of litigation, and allowing parties to make, and live by, their own contracts.”
• “By placing the burden of proof on the party challenging [the enforceability of a clause in an agreement], we promote a public policy favoring settlement and avoidance of litigation, and allowing parties to make, and live by, their own contracts.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).