Pursue Energy Corp. v. Perkins

How courts have described this case

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

• court must look to language of instrument when determining intent of parties to a conveyance
• “This so-called ‘four corners’ doctrine calls for construction through application of correct English definition and language usage.”
• Court should ascertain “intent of the parties from [within] the four corners of the instrument” (quoting Pfisterer v. Noble & Cities Serv. Oil Co., 320 So. 2d 383, 384 (Miss. 1975))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).