Kirkland v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

How courts have described this case

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

• “Ambiguous wording will be construed against the drafter provided the contract is also construed as a whole.”
• “When possible, contract language should be construed to give meaning to every word, avoiding constructions which render portions of a contract meaningless, inexplicable or mere surplusage.”
• “When possible, contract language should be construed to give meaning to every word, ‘avoiding constructions which render portions of a contract meaningless, inexplicable or mere surplusage.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).