Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. v. Eland Energy, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that a contract cannot be interpreted in a way that renders any words or phrases meaningless
• noting that Court must examine and consider entire writing in effort to harmonize and give effect to all provisions of contract
• noting that Court must examine and consider entire writing in effort to harmonize and give effect to all provisions of contract
• stating that no single provision of a contract should be given controlling effect, but all provisions must be construed in reference to the whole
• stating that no single provision of a contract should be given controlling effect, but all provisions must be construed in reference to the whole
• explaining that dispute under a JOA turned on whether the parties expressly agreed upon consequences of election

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).