Sydall v Castings Ltd: CA 1967

There is a presumption that the words in the contract are used in a sense that they bear as legal terms of art, if they are reasonably capable of bearing such meaning in their context.

Judges:

Diplock LJ

Citations:

[1967] 1 QB 302

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedF L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tools Sales Limited HL 4-Apr-1973
The parties entered an agreement to distribute and sell goods in the UK. They disagreed as to the meaning of a term governing the termination of the distributorship.
Held: The court can not take into account the post-contractual conduct or . .
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Contract

Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.251071