Opinion

Vainrib v. Downey

  • 565 So. 2d 647
  • 1990 WL 71103
Court
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Filed
May 30, 1990
Status
Published
Author
Robertson
On the bench
Ingram, Robertson
Cited by
64 cases

“When the agreement is reasonably susceptible to more than one meaning, an ambiguity exists.”

How later courts described this case

  • “When the agreement is reasonably susceptible to more than one meaning, an ambiguity exists.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

I respectfully dissent.

The agreement, in my opinion, is reasonably susceptible to more than one meaning or interpretation. Therefore, the husband should be allowed the opportunity to present parol testimony whereby the true intent of the parties may be determined. *Page 649

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