Trear v. Chamberlain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 115,819 KEVIN W. TREAR, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. SUSAN J. CHAMBERLAIN, NATHAN GOODELL, and JAMIE JASNOSKI, Appellees/Cross-appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The interpretation and legal effect of written instruments are matters of law over which appellate courts exercise unlimited review. 2. The primary rule for interpreting written contracts is to ascertain the parties' intent. If the contract terms are clear, the parties' intent is to be determined from the contract language without applying rules of construction. If, on the other hand,…