Isbrandtsen v. North Branch Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining contractual provision is ambiguous where “reasonable people could differ as to its interpretation”
• discussing in detail the role of extrinsic evidence in the determination of an ambiguity
• in determining whether a deed is ambiguous, a court may consider extrinsic evidence of the circumstances surrounding the making of the deed
• Plain meaning cannot exist in a vacuum, evidence admitted as to circumstances surrounding the making of agreement
• “A provision in a contract is ambiguous only to the extent that reasonable people could differ as to its interpretation.”
• “A provision in a contract is ambiguous only to the extent that reasonable people could differ as to its interpretation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).