Western Sling and Cable Co. v. Hamilton

This appeal involves a declaratory judgment action in which the sellers sought a construction of an agreement for the sale of a business. The parties stipulated the facts and submitted the case to the trial judge for a legal declaration of the rights and duties of the parties under an indemnification provision of the contract. The trial court made a declaration against the purchaser, and in doing so applied the rule that an ambiguous contract is generally construed against the drafter, which in this case was the purchaser.

Appellant's main argument on this appeal is that an exception to this…