· 8/28/2009
Dynegy Midstream Services, Ltd. Partnership v. Apache Corp.
Citations
- 294 S.W.3d 164
- 52 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1176
- 2009 Tex. LEXIS 632
- 2009 WL 2667507
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that contracts unambiguously did not impose an obligation on one party to the contract, contrary to the argument of the other contracting party
- holding that courts construing contracts must 13 give terms their plain and ordinary meaning unless contract indicates that parties intended different meaning, and “[a] contract is not ambiguous simply because the parties disagree over its meaning”
- stating that a contract is ambiguous when its meaning is uncertain and doubtful or is reasonably susceptible to more than one interpretation
- stating that a contract is ambiguous when its meaning is uncertain and doubtful or is reasonably susceptible to more than one interpretation
- explaining that words should be given their plain and ordinary meaning unless the contract provides otherwise
- stating that a contract is ambiguous when its meaning is uncertain and doubtful or is reasonably susceptible to more than one interpretation
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Judges: Willett
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