Finagin v. Arkansas Development Finance Authority

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• noting that courts are not restricted to the literal language of the contract and will consider the facts and circumstances surrounding the execution of the release to determine the intent of the parties
• noting that courts are not restricted to the literal language of the contract and will consider the facts 9. In Benedek v. PLC Santa Monica, LLC, 129 Cal. Rptr. 2d 197 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002
• when a party seeking relief fails to obtain a ruling on the specific issue, the appellate court is precluded from reviewing the issue on appeal
• “An exculpatory contract is one in which a party seeks to absolve himself in advance for the consequences of his own negligence.”

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