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O.C.G.A. § 13-2-1 Construction of contracts by courts generally; findings of fact by juries
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The construction of a contract is a question of law for the court. Where any matter of fact is involved, the jury should find the fact. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2718; Code 1868, § 2712; Code 1873, § 2754; Code 1882, § 2754; Civil Code 1895, § 3672; Civil Code 1910, § 4265; Code 1933, …
O.C.G.A. § 13-2-2 ‘‘Introduce’’ means ‘‘to present to the public for the first time,’’ ‘‘to bring forward for consideration,’’ or ‘‘to provide someone with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something’’; thus
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Snipes v. Marcene P. Powell & Assocs., 273 Ga. App. 814, 616 S.E.2d 152 (2005). Because under O.C.G.A. § 13-2-2, contract words are given their exact meaning, the word ‘‘introduced,’’ as used in a real estate commission extension clause, did not require that a broker be the predo…
O.C.G.A. § 13-2-3 Ascertainment and enforcement of intention of parties generally
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The cardinal rule of construction is to ascertain the intention of the parties. If that intention is clear and it contravenes no rule of law and sufficient words are used to arrive at the intention, it shall be enforced irrespective of all technical or arbitrary rules of construc…
Ascertainment of intention of parties where meaning placed on contract by one party known to other
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The intention of the parties may differ among themselves. In such case, the meaning placed on the contract by one party and known to be thus understood by the other party at the time shall be held as the true meaning. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2720; Code 1868, § 2714; Code 1873, § 2756…