Southern California Edison Co. v. Superior Court

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that the question for the court is whether the contract is “reasonably susceptible” to the meaning urged
• stating that the question for the court is whether the contract is “reasonably susceptible” to the meaning urged
• “When a dispute arises over the meaning of contract language, the first question to be decided is whether the language is ‘reasonably susceptible’ to the interpretation urged by the party. If it is not, the case is over”
• “The rule is well-settled that 21 in construing the terms of a contract the construction given it 22 by the acts and conduct of the parties with knowledge of its 23 terms, and before any controversy has arisen as to its meaning, 24 is admissible on the issue of the parties’ intent.”
• “The rule is well-settled that 21 in construing the terms of a contract the construction given it 22 by the acts and conduct of the parties with knowledge of its 23 terms, and before any controversy has arisen as to its meaning, 24 is admissible on the issue of the parties’ intent.”
• discussing application of nonwaiver clause

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).