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· 2/26/1965

United States v. Herberg

Citations

  • 15 C.M.A. 247
  • 15 USCMA 247
  • 35 C.M.R. 219
  • 1965 CMA LEXIS 229

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that a contract is to be construed in its entirety “so as to harmonize and give meaning to all its provisions”
  • stating that an “agreement must be considered as a whole, and interpreted so as to harmonize and give meaning to all its provisions”
  • court ruled in part that language in a contract should be given its plain and ordinary meaning
  • contract language is interpreted so as to give effect to the plain and ordinary meaning of words
  • an agreement is to be interpreted so as to give meaning to all its provisions
  • where offeror must know of acceptance to determine its subsequent action, and where offeree has reason to know this, a notice of acceptance must be given before an enforceable contract arises

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Judges: Ferguson, Kilday, Quinn

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