Legal Opinion
Marion v. Orson's Camera Centers, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1966PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
The disputed endorsement on the stock certificate consists of but three sentences. We are obliged to give the expressions used their common and ordinary meanings. State ex rel. Siciliano v. Johnson (1963), 21 Wis. (2d) 482, 124 N. W. (2d) 624; Langer v. Stegerwald Lumber Co. (1951), 259 Wis. 189, 47 N. W. (2d) 734. It is not the office of a judicial tribunal to find a meaning which is contrary to the language used in an agreement. Siler v. Read Investment Co. (1956), 273 Wis. 255, 261, 77 N. W. (2d) 504.
*343We are of the opinion that the import of the stock certificate’s endorsement is pellucid…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wisconsin Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Bank v. WilkinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- State Ex Rel. Siciliano v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Strong v. Shawano Canning Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Bitker & Gerner Co. v. Green Investment Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
- Siler v. Read Investment Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Marion v. ORSON'S CAMERA CENTERS, INC.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1966