What is the test for "clear and unambiguous" language in a contract?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Airwest Intern., Inc., In re, 974 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1992):
Under Florida law, "[t]he construction of a written document ... presents a question of law for the court, if its language is clear and unambiguous." Vienneau v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 548 So.2d 856, 859 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1989). ' "An 'ambiguous' word or phrase in a contract has been defined as 'susceptible of interpretation in opposite ways' or 'reasonably or fairly susceptible to different constructions.' " ' Id. at 859 n. 5 (citations omitted).
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