What is the test for amending a contract?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Horton Estate v. Jones, 1983 CanLII 2178 (SK QB):
The plaintiff has also contended that the amending agreement is ambiguous, and has relied on the principle enunciated in Thompson v. City of North Battleford, 1923 CanLII 328 (SK CA), [1924] 1 W.W.R. 51, to the effect that where there are two possible interpretations of a contract, and one would lead to obvious absurdity or injustice, and the other would avoid that absurdity or injustice, the latter interpretation is to be accepted.
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