Is a contractual interpretation of a contract enforceable only for palpable or overriding errors?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hollander v Tiger Courier Inc, 2014 SKCA 7 (CanLII):

Generally, pure contractual interpretation is a matter of law to be reviewed on a correctness standard while determinations of the facts surrounding contracts are reviewable only for palpable or overriding errors. See: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235.

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