Brooks v. Folds

1. Contracts, even where the rights of strangers are affected, will nevertheless be construed so as to effect the manifest intention of the contracting parties, where such construction contravenes no rule of law. Civil Code (1910), § 4266. In so doing, words contained in the contract will be construed in the sense in which they are apparently mutually employed by the contracting parties, irrespective of their proper and logical meaning. Pioneer Mercantile Co. v. Freeman, 29 Ga. App. 11 (113 S. E. 21). Thus, a promissory note which purports to be given for the purchase money of three mules,…