What is the test for understanding the meaning of a word or phrase in a communication between the parties?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Modugno v. Cira, et al., 2011 ONSC 3275 (CanLII):
Even the words that the parties used must be understood in their context or the circumstances in which they were used, given their inherent vagueness: see Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., supra, per Doherty J.A. at para. 52.
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