Sonitrol Holding Co. v. Marceau Investissements

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “where there is an inconsistency between general provisions and specific provisions, the specific provisions ordinarily qualify the meaning of the general provisions”
• directing courts not to interpret an agreement in a manner rendering some or all of their terms meaningless or contradictory
• under “cardinal rule of contract construction,” court should give effect to all contract provisions
• “It is true ... that ‘where there is an inconsistency between general provisions and specific provisions, the specific provisions ordinarily qualify the meaning of the general provisions.’.”
• “The cardinal rule of contract construction is that, where possible, a court should give effect to all contract provisions.”
• “The cardinal rule of contract construction is that, where possible, a court should give effect to all contract provisions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).