Legal Opinion

Latina v. Woodpath Development Co.

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 1991No. 90-53PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

Although this appeal presents several issues for our consideration, we resolve this appeal on the basis of the October 1984 letter described above.

This court has had many opportunities to interpret memorialized contracts. Our past decisions provide us with salutary rules of contract interpretation relevant to the present dispute. “The agreement of parties to a written contract is to be ascertained from the language of the instrument, and there can be no intendment or implication inconsistent with the express terms thereof.” Blosser v. Enderlin (1925), 113 Ohio St. 121, 148 N.E. 393, paragraph…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Alexander v. Buckeye Pipe Line Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Blosser v. EnderlinOhio Supreme Court · 1925

3Cited by96 opinions

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  3. Hamilton Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Nationwide Ins. Cos.Ohio Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Chicago Title Insurance v. Huntington National BankOhio Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Doe v. AdkinsOhio Court of Appeals · 1996

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