What is the test for interpretation of an agreement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McBeth-Kearns v Marples, 2015 BCSC 2660 (CanLII):
Rules of ordinary contractual interpretation apply to determining the parties' intentions, as evidenced by the written document. Ambiguity is a prerequisite to resorting to extrinsic evidence to assist in the interpretation of that agreement: Byrne v. Byrne, [2013] B.C.J. No. 1112.
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