FOUR-CORNERS RULE

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FOUR-CORNERS RULE

four-corners rule.

1. The principle that a document’s meaning is to be gathered from the entire document and not from its isolated parts. [Cases: Contracts 143.5; Evidence 448. C.J.S. Contracts ¡ì 314.]

2. The principle that no extraneous evidence should be used to interpret an unambiguous document. Cf. PAROL-EVIDENCE RULE. [Cases: Evidence 448. C.J.S. Evidence ¡ì¡ì 1214¨C1215, 1217, 1220¨C1221, 1228, 1286¨C1288, 1291.]

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