Nixon v. Cascade Health Services, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that courts look also to extrinsic evidence of \`the circumstances underlying the formation of the contract'\ to determine whether a term is ambiguous
• stating that courts look also to extrinsic evidence of “ 'the circumstances underlying the formation of the contract’ ” to determine whether a term is ambiguous
• ORAP 5.45 precludes courts from addressing arguments not raised as an assignment of error on appeal
• describing second Yogman level in construing contracts
• statement of Maureen McEnight, Oregon Legal Services, stating that “we inserted * * * the word ‘obligor’ so that it was clear that * * * the obligor himself would have standing to say not ‘you didn’t withhold enough and give me more’ but ‘you withheld too much, Mr. Employer’ ”

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