Susan enters into a contract with Troy to act as his personal sports trainer. If a dispute later arises and the contract contains unclear terms, the rules of contract interpretation will give effect to
A) the parties' intent as expressed in their contract.
B) what the promisor claims was the parties' intent.
C) what the promisee claims was the parties' intent.
D) what the parties now agree they intended.

Question

Susan enters into a contract with Troy to act as his personal sports trainer. If a dispute later arises and the contract contains unclear terms, the rules of contract interpretation will give effect to
A) ​the parties' intent as expressed in their contract.
B) ​what the promisor claims was the parties' intent.
C) ​what the promisee claims was the parties' intent.
D) ​what the parties now agree they intended.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rules of contract interpretation will give effect to the parties' intent as expressed in their contract. This means that the court will try to determine what the parties had intended to agree upon at the time of forming the contract by examining the language of the contract in light of the surrounding circumstances. This interpretation will be based on what a reasonable person without knowledge of subjective intent would have understood the terms to mean.

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