Seiden Associates, Inc. v. Anc Holdings, Inc., American National Can Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1992-03-23

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: The appeal before us presents a question of contract interpretation. When the meaning of a contract is litigated, a reviewing court ordinarily looks only at the words used by the drafters, who presumably understood what they intended. Where the language used creates an ambiguity, a reviewing court must permit the receipt of evidence in order to see what…

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