Legal Opinion
Staffing Specifix, Inc. v. Tempworks Mgmt. Servs., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 27, 2018No. A16-1146PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LILLEHAUG, Justice.
*689This case arises out of an objection to a jury instruction regarding the interpretation of contracts. The district court instructed the jury to determine whether two contracts were ambiguous, and if so, to both "determine the intent of the parties" and construe ambiguous terms against the drafter. The court of appeals decided that this jury instruction materially misstated the law and remanded for a new trial. We agree and affirm the court of appeals.
FACTS
Appellant is Staffing Specifix, Inc. ("Staffing"), a temporary staffing agency based in Florida. The agency is owned by…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Denelsbeck v. Wells Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
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