Deeds are required to transfer title to real property. Sometimes, confusing language is used in deeds to where it is unclear when a certain person receives property. Like with contracts, the interpretation of deeds in Missouri centers on ascertaining the intention of the grantor (i.e., the person executing the deed and conveying title) from the…
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Contract Disputes: Ambiguity, Vagueness, Reformation
Interpreting contract language is an essential requirement for any commercial/business attorney. It is, further, an important job function of judges. The cardinal rule for interpreting contracts is to ascertain the intention of the parties through the language of the contract and to give effect to that intention. J.E. Hathman, Inc. v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club, 491 S.W.2d…