CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 30:35
Contract Interpretation — Construction Against Drafter
Any dispute over the meaning of any unclear terms must be decided against the
party who prepared the contract if the other party had no opportunity to select the words
written in the contract.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
a7b2779ba2d080bc13f1ca8767c7ed0164633ce2161b89568989aacdff481ee6
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