Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Cook

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• explaining that Maryland courts construe contracts to “giv[e] effect to every clause and phrase, so as not to omit an important part of the agreement”
• stating facts \in the light most favorable to the ... prevailing parties on liability at trial[.]\
• a default judgment establishes joint tortfeasor status of the party against whom the judgment is taken
• “In seeking to discern the parties’ intention, we construe the contract as a whole . . . so as not to omit an important part of the agreement.” (citations omitted)
• “[I]t is well settled that ‘[a] release is to be construed according to the intent of the parties and the object and purpose of the instrument, and that intent will control and limit its operation.’ ” (quoting Shriver v. Carlin & Fulton Co., 155 Md. 51, 64, 141 A. 434, 440 (1928))

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