Short v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kan., Inc.

No. 118,688 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS ZACHARY SHORT, Appellant, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC., Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether a written instrument is ambiguous is a question of law subject to de novo review. 2. The cardinal rule of contract interpretation is to ascertain the parties' intent. If the contract is unambiguous, we determine the parties' intent by the language of the contract alone. But if a contract has ambiguous language, we may consider extrinsic evidence to construe it. 3. When determining whether a provision in an insurance…