Rose v. M/V \GULF STREAM FALCON\

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• stating that where a contract is clear and unambiguous, its meaning and legal effect are questions of law for determination by the court alone
• “Contract interpretation principles under Florida law require us to look first at the words used on the face of the contract to determine whether that contract is ambiguous.”
• “[T]he actual language used in the contract is the best evidence of the intent of the parties, and thus the plain meaning of that language controls.”
• ex- plaining that under Florida law, “‘whereas’ or other prefatory USCA11 Case: 23-14009 Document: 69-1 Date Filed: 11/17/2025 Page: 10 of 17 10 Opinion of the Court 23-14009 clauses are not binding”
• “It is well settled that the actual language used in the contract is the best evidence of the intent of the parties and, thus, the plain meaning of that language controls.” (citing Green v. Life & Health of America, 704 So. 2d 1386, 1391 (Fla. 1998)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).