How have courts interpreted the meaning of a statute or contract?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tisdell v. New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co., 155 N.Y. 163, 49 N.E. 664 (N.Y. 1898):
[155 N.Y. 168]to use language adequate to convey clearly and distinctly the views of the parties. In such case it is the rule that, if the language of a statute or contract, read in the order of its clauses, presents no ambiguity, courts will not attempt, through transposition of clauses or ingenious argument as to the general intent, to qualify by construction its meaning. Doe v. Considine, 6 Wall. 458.
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