law clearly authorizes appellate court to consider an issue on appeal in absence of an assignment of error
How later courts described this case
- law clearly authorizes appellate court to consider an issue on appeal in absence of an assignment of error
- “When a contract can be construed from the four corners of the instrument without looking to extrinsic evidence, the question of contractual interpretation is answered as a matter of law.” (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
WEIMER, J.,
additionally concurring.
| ,The court of appeal panel which evaluated this matter engaged in a thorough and exhaustive evaluation of a voluminous record. Although we disagree with the li>outcome reached by the court of appeal, this decision does not detract from the diligent effort expended by the court of appeal panel.