Drummond Co. v. Alabama Department of Transportation

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• considering stipulated judgment and deed to resolve ambiguity in parties’ agreement
• had terms of prior stipulated judgment in eminent domain proceeding differed from terms of deed, terms of deed would replace and supersede terms of judgment upon deed’s conveyance
• “Where there are multiple writings regarding the same transaction, the writings should be considered together to determine the intent of the parties.”
• “under the principle of merger by deed, the terms of the deed would automatically replace and supersede the terms of the underlying contract, absent a reservation of collateral rights”
• “It is a general rule of construction that whenever two interpretations of a contract seem equally possible, the language will be construed against the party responsible for its inclusion.”
• “under the principle of merger by deed, the terms of the deed would automatically replace and supersede the terms of the underlying contract, absent a reservation of collateral rights”

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