Oregon Supreme Court· 5/30/1997
Yogman v. Parrott
Citations
- 937 P.2d 1019
- 325 Or. 358
- 1997 Ore. LEXIS 44
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- holding that the second step is examination of extrinsic evidence, including “the parties’ practical construction of an agreement”
- noting that whether a provision is ambiguous is a question of law
- finding a restrictive covenant ambiguous because the text was susceptible to multiple interpretations
- in the absence of ambi- guity, court construes the words of a contract as a matter of law
- “residential purposes” and “commercial enterprise” are ambiguous given nature of actual use of the facilities
- if contractual provision has only one plausible meaning, no further analysis is necessary
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Judges: Graber
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- Eden Gate, Inc. v. D&L Excavating & Trucking, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2002-01-09· cited 46×
- Zygar v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 2000-09-13· cited 44×
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- Andres v. American Standard InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 2006-05-03· cited 30×
- Boothby v. D.R. Johnson Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court· 2006-06-15· cited 29×
- Oregon University System v. Oregon Public Employees UnionCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 2002-12-26· cited 29×
- Wilson v. Smurfit Newsprint Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2005-02-23· cited 28×
- Books a Million, Inc. v. H & N ENTERPRISES, INC.S.D. Ohio· 2001-03-16· cited 27×
- Industra/Matrix Joint Venture v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court· 2006-09-08· cited 24×
- Staffordshire Investments, Inc. v. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2006-12-06· cited 23×
- Emmert v. No Problem Harry, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2008-09-03· cited 23×
- Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Inc. v. Co-Gen Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2000-06-21· cited 21×
- Dalton v. Robert Jahn Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2006-11-01· cited 21×
- Dial Temporary Help Service, Inc. v. DLF International Seeds, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2013-03-13· cited 21×
- Mason Family Trust v. DeVaneyNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 2009-03-26· cited 20×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Pacific First Bank v. New Morgan Park Corp.Oregon Supreme Court· 1994-07-21· cited 76×
- G. L. v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court· 1988-06-07· cited 67×
- Eagle Industries, Inc. v. ThompsonOregon Supreme Court· 1995-08-03· cited 65×
- Swaggerty v. PetersenOregon Supreme Court· 1977-12-28· cited 33×
- Dorsey Et Ux. v. Tisby Et Ux.Oregon Supreme Court· 1951-07-06· cited 24×
- Scott Co. v. Roman Catholic ArchbishopOregon Supreme Court· 1917-02-20· cited 22×
- Hall v. Risley and HeikkilaOregon Supreme Court· 1950-01-24· cited 21×
- Tarlow v. ArntsonOregon Supreme Court· 1973-01-19· cited 18×
- Schmitt Et Ux v. CulhaneOregon Supreme Court· 1960-07-13· cited 18×
- Aldridge v. SaxeyOregon Supreme Court· 1965-12-22· cited 14×
- Rodgers Et Ux v. Reimann Et UxOregon Supreme Court· 1961-04-19· cited 14×
- Alloway v. MoyerOregon Supreme Court· 1976-06-24· cited 12×
- Johnson v. CampbellOregon Supreme Court· 1971-07-23· cited 6×
- Smoke v. PalumboOregon Supreme Court· 1963-03-28· cited 2×
- Yogman v. ParrottCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 1996-08-21· cited 2×
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