Tillitt v. Mann
Citations
- 104 F. 421
- 43 C.C.A. 617
- 1900 U.S. App. LEXIS 3929
Syllabus
<p>1. CONSTRUCTION OV CONTRACTS — COURT MAY PUT ITSELF IN PLACE OF PARTIES.</p> <p>The court may put itself in the place of contracting parties, and then, in view of all the facts and circumstances surrounding them at the time of the execution of the instrument, consider what they intended by the terms of their agreement.</p> <p>2. Same — Intention Controls.</p> <p>When the intention of contracting parties is manifest, it will control in the interpretation of their agreement, regardless of inapt expressions and technical rules of construction.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
How courts have described this case
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- defendants promised on a number of occasions that payments would be forthcoming
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Judges: Caldwell, Sanboen, Sanbokn, Thayee
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