Hayward v. Taylor

PREWITT, Judge.

The question here is which of three rules of document interpretation apply, handwritten over printed, specific over general, or construing writings against the drafter. By summary judgment plaintiffs received $5,000 on their petition and defendant’s counterclaim was denied. Defendant appeals, questioning only the award on the petition.1

Normal appellate review of summary judgment is to view the record in the light most favorable to the party against whom summary judgment was entered. Abbate v. Tortolano, 782 S.W.2d 810, 811 (Mo.App.1990). Here, there are no material facts in…