Hartig Drug Co. v. Hartig

How courts have described this case

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

• reviewing “the construction and interpretation of a contract as a matter of law” when based on the text and context rather than extrinsic evidence
• allowing extrinsic evidence to help determine intent only if a contract is ambiguous or uncertain
• “[W]hen no relevant extrinsic evidence exists, the resolution of any ambiguity in a written contract is a matter of law for the court.”
• “If the contract is ambiguous and uncertain, extrinsic evidence can be considered to help determine the intent.”
• “If the contract is ambiguous and uncertain, extrinsic evidence can be considered to help determine the intent.” (emphasis added)
• “We generally review the construction and interpretation of a contract as a matter of law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).